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by xyzzy123 2897 days ago
There are limits to how much a person can own without a state or an army backing them up.

That is; a society, and a social contract.

Your basic “apple-for-a-dollar” trading will always be around, sure.

But billionaires and massive wealth concentration are a thing that can only exist if society is structured to allow it.