Robert Atkins5d ago
Unironically yes. I’m not sure what the mechanism or the limit should be, but #ScaleRuinsEverything.

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Show threadRobert AtkinsApr 24, 2024
Maybe something like Finnish “Folkracing” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkrace) where you’re obliged to sell your company for $100MM if anyone asks. #ScaleRuinsEverything
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Show threadRobert AtkinsApr 24, 2024
I think about this in the context of nation-states. Cap the size of any administrative body to an electorate of, I don’t know, 10 million people? And build a global culture of your neighbours forcing you to split off a new parliament at the point of a gun if you exceed that size. What would be the commercial equivalent? #ScaleRuinsEverything
Show threadRobert AtkinsFeb 19, 2024
@danluu I call this “Scale ruins everything” #ScaleRuinsEverything https://frabjousdei.net/post/183766282016/scale-ruins-everything
Scale ruins everything

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Show threadRobert AtkinsOct 3, 2023
@danhon I have long been saying #ScaleRuinsEverything (https://frabjousdei.net/post/183766282016/scale-ruins-everything) which is related but not quite the same thing you’re considering.
Scale ruins everything

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Robert AtkinsSep 16, 2023
Re the supermarket collusion/price-gouging data: another demonstration that #ScaleRuinsEverything. Is the answer capping revenue for retail chains?
Show threadRobert AtkinsAug 22, 2023
@danhon #ScaleRuinsEverything https://frabjousdei.net/post/183766282016/scale-ruins-everything
Scale ruins everything

I have been thinking about this for years but only recently came to a nice pithy expression of it, so I'm writing it up now. This is not to say everything gets worse when it gets slightly bigger, but...

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