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Well, sure, you get a short-term spike, but wouldn't that rapid expansion devalue that stock completely in two years? - No, because there are safeguards. - Against aggressive over-expansion? There aren't. Because there are no safeguards in human nature. We're wired to overreach. Look at history, all the countries that ever ruled the world. Portugal with this big massive navy. All they got now are salt cod and cheap condoms. And the Brits? Now they're just sitting on a dank little island fussing over their suits. No one's stopping and thinking, "Hey, we're doing pretty well." We got France, we got Poland, we got a big Swiss bank account. You know what? Let's not invade Russia in the winter. "Let's go home, let's pop a beer, and let's live off the interest." Yeah.