<i>&quot;using the power of monopoly to squeeze others out of a market, and hurting the ability of workers to secure their own rights.&quot;</i><p>This kind of assertion will not go away. There is some truth to this. What I&#x27;d be interested to know is, does the same argument hold with the industrial revolution?<p>Did the advent of railways squeeze ship, barge, horse and cart transport companies. Did you it hurt workers organising their rights in the existing and new industries? I ask this because the comparison between the mechanical and silicon revolutions may yield some insight into what is happening now.<p><i>&quot;tech companies don&#x27;t have to break down unions. With an app, you can start a business entirely outside of existing legal frameworks and compete using your own set of rules.&quot;</i><p>Now it&#x27;s bad to create new technology and applying it to new business? Since when has this been a bad thing? The legal profession has always trailed business. This is called <i>&quot;progress&quot;</i>.