[blks]

In the current economic system, if capital is not growing, it’s reducing.

[MikeTheGreat]

Can you explain this further?

For example, if the market cap is $6B and has been for years, how is that reducing?

[jacobgkau]

I think they're saying that inflation means the $6B is reducing in buying power.

[reverius42]

A bank account (or a spread of bank accounts across different banks to stay under the FDIC insurance limit per-account) is way, way, way safer than a flat market cap publicly traded company -- and with the same or perhaps better rate of return. Stocks are "supposed" to give better rates of return than "flat", in exchange for the higher risk.

[blks]

Inflation, plus if you’re not trying to grow your market share, competition will be taking it away from you.

[BoorishBears]

HDDs, SSDs, RAM for their servers are all up what, anywhere 50% to >100% for the year?

[dchevell]

inflation … ?

[reverius42]

My rule of thumb is inflation will eat half your principal every 20 years unless you're growing. An average of 3.5% growth will double every 20 years.