yes, that’s part of the basis of my argument[0]. there is an optimum firm size, and it’s not ‘as big as possible’. no industry—-even capital-intensive ones like aerospace—-needs mega-corporations. we’re much better served by a heterogeneous mix of mid-sized companies, including in ridesharing. mid-sized companies are big and resilient enough to benefit from economies of scale and bring efficiency to a market, but are small and nimble enough to be responsive to customer and employee needs, not just to naked capital returns.

size (and other mechanisms, like the corporate veil) act to distance decision-makers from the consequences of their actions, so that they can pursue entirely greedy aims without remorse. we need to dismantle such systemic ruthlessness, and replace it with human-centered organization. it’s one of the core issues driving the economic contribution to sociopolitical disunity.

[0]: one of the points of a firm is to solve the coordination problem.