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2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 22, 2021 by Ben Gilbert · across every show →

Everything said about monopolies, oldest first

Sep 22, 2021
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Monopolies are always vulnerable to paradigm shifts without regulation
“Monopolies, even if you don't trust bust them are always at risk of being disrupted by a paradigm shift.”
Ben Gilbert Sep 22, 2021 ▶ 1:51:22 Standard Oil Part I · Acquired
Dec 15, 2025 positive
Insight
Gilbert: Monopolies benefit society by generating cash flow for basic research
“There is a positive benefit to monopolies because they create the cash flows that fund these sorts of boondoggle basic research. A lot of the most important technologies that move society forward come out of these.”
Ben Gilbert Dec 15, 2025 ▶ 58:49 10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis) · Acquired
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