How big can corporations get, measured in terms of area under inflation-adjusted market-cap vs time curve between birth and death?
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instead of market cap, I'd guess it has to do with percentage of (world) GDP, and varies significantly based on antitrust enforcement.
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Suppose for the sake of argument that antitrust enforcement is a fairytale and doesn't exist irl...
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yup that's where I was going. Natural limits if any, not external
I'd argue part of the natural limits are those imposed by non-market forces like social/economic backlash leading to laws
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