Here's an interesting phenomenon: there is a certain generality in the logic connecting capital, follower count, and academic citations.

On the surface, all follow the rule of "the more, the better." But the problem is, after reaching a certain scale, this advantage begins to diminish. No matter how much money is invested, it can't buy key connections; no matter how many followers there are, they can't buy genuine trust; and high citation counts don't necessarily lead to breakthrough innovation.

The more critical insight is this: numbers themselves are just superficial; the real value lies in the network of relationships behind them. Capital needs to flow, followers need to interact, and academic ideas need to collide — all require substantial human connections. No matter how large the numbers, if the quality of connections is poor, it's just a pile of dead data.