• JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Even so, a market cap in the trillions is still an abstract concept. Nvidia can’t use its ‘worth’ to buy Apple for example.

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      3 days ago

      Well of course not - that’s the value of the company. You can’t buy anything with it. The same goes for wealthy individuals: just because someone’s net worth is in the billions doesn’t mean they have that kind of cash on hand.

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        3 days ago

        I’d argue it’s not the same for wealthy individuals as they can leverage their net worth to borrow cash at low interest rates, but I do see the point you were making.

        As for the initial comment by TeamAssimilation, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say Nvidia’s current ‘worth’ is fanciful. It’s a number beyond any tangible understanding. I can’t even wrap my head around how many trees are on this planet, never mind double that number.

        ‘Worth’ is a subjective word, and I don’t think you and TeamAssimilation were using it the same way. Just because a brick is worth a dollar and someone uses a million of them to build a house, doesn’t mean the house is worth a million dollars - even if that’s what it cost. What if it looks like this?