You can get more of what you want long term if you have help from others. I would argue long term it's more greedy to work together, depending on the context of course. In the short term if you live for today and don't think much about your future? In the case you think about today, then working with others might not make as much sense because you might not have the time to build relationships with others in order to get what you want right now.
It also depends on what you want. If you just want money then you can get money. If you want wealth in multiple forms beyond just having wealth on paper then you do need cooperation and collaboration from others. If you want wealth in knowledge or in healthspan for example then you are very limited in how much knowledge you can generate and you're not going to have the time to study every aspect of your own health like a doctor can.
Agree...but it's not about what I or you want. It's about what these companies want. My perception as a pessimistic person is that greed will win out. But, hopefully you are right...time will tell.
Companies owned by shareholders which means in many cases we can own them. By owning them we can help determine what they want.
People also are under the influence of other people so individuals have wants which are influenced by their friends.
Good point, haven't really thought of it that way. Even though most of the cryptos are decentralized, I have never felt like I had much of a say as an investor. It's a different way of thinking.