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20% of a very large number is still a large number. There are lots of very profitable businesses that have a ~1% profit margin.


That doesn't mean 20% is their profit. It means all the rest of their overhead has fit into that 20%, such as hosting infrastructure, office space, labor, marketing, etc.


Oh no, how will they cover overhead with 20% of tens of billions of dollars!?


Costco is famously about 2% or so, which is basically the entirety of their membership fee revenue, iirc.


80% of a very large number is an even larger number.




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