“An entire generation has grown up thinking that extraction, as opposed to building, is the path to riches. That is a prospect at once uninspiring and, for most people, almost by definition, out of reach. To recover the sense of optimism and opportunity that once characterized American commerce, Americans need to be confident that—even if they don’t work for a platform—they can reap what they sow. Restoring market balance is the key: an economy with many centers of power, not just a few. We need to return to an older and truer vision of prosperity, one in which many companies in many industries and in many regions are important sources of wealth. That would give us a fairer and more dynamic economy—and give a new generation some hope.”
–– Tim Wu, Big Tech’s Predatory Platform Model Doesn’t Have to Be Our Future, N.Y. Times (Oct. 25, 2025).