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I don't think this accurately captures the trade-off that exists implicit in things like this, the risk/reward.

Prioritizing profit early on could mean less reinvestment, slower growth, and ultimately less dominance of an industry (or a smaller industry).

Depends on your risk appetite. For many investors, the biggest cost is how much of their time it takes for a projected possible payout.

It's a different argument that people aren't accurately evaluating the inputs. But to hyperbolically state one is vanity, the other sanity, reflects but one perspective.