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> not everyone can just found their own car company

similar issue as for medical equipment and aviation. ham fisted red tape created with (mostly, at least I hope) the best of intentions

> Are they all influenced by the same few people? Or do strong trends inherently create a legion of trend-followers and a lack of competition?

of course it could be outsized individual influence but I figure it's probably just a matter of the rent model being more profitable in the current market. I have to assume that without regulation to prevent various failure modes *someone* will inevitably come along that takes the short (or medium) term outlook to enrich themselves personally while screwing over everyone else including their own children :puniko_shrug:

tl;dr if unauthorized bread is profitable and not illegal then unauthorized bread will probably happen