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by byeadam 2458 days ago
> If you can counterfeit something for cheap, the counterfeit will eventually take over the entire market and drive out the real commodity.

This is definitely true in the case of parmigiano reggiano cheese which is a $1.2 billion dollar a year business from the real cheese. The fake cheese, called parmesan, makes $100 billion. 99% of Parm cheese sold each year is fake.

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99% in revenue, so probably more than that in volume.