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by 0bfus 2826 days ago
More specifically this is probably closer to a Zipfian distribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27s_law
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I would guess it's closer to a yule-simon distribution, as that is the limiting distribution of a particular form of preferential attachment that has many similarities with how equity is assigned.