Him: Ah but what if I owned a company that controlled all of the resources of the planet? What then?
Me: The public must be literally mentally retarded to allow that to happen in a free market. Literally.
It’s the same as asking “what if I suddenly patent all ideas for the next 5 centuries of tech advancement?”
It’s also the same as saying “what if 100% of the people in a democracy vote to get simultaneously shot in the face?”