It sounds like you’ve decided it isn’t possible to compete, there’s nothing worth trying. I suppose that’s a fair stance to take and I’m not here to convince you to be more resourceful and strategic.

Meanwhile, lots of people are starting and building successful businesses.

We can certainly agree that lots of people are starting and building successful businesses. But I would hope we can also agree that there are many business categories where entry into the market is extremely difficult.

And hopefully you can agree that, conceptually, monopoly businesses do exist and have existed in the past.