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"It's an amazing company, so it doesn't matter what we pay" is exactly the mistake that repeats in every historical bubble.
History is full of companies that really were great long-term businesses — but investors who paid too inflated a price at peak sentiment lost significant money, because it took years for earnings to 'catch up' to the price paid.
A price that already prices in decades of future growth leaves very little room for positive returns, even if the company continues to execute well — if all the good outcomes are already 'in' the price, there's no positive surprise left to push it higher.
Not 'is this a good company' (often yes) but 'does the current price already price in more future success than is realistic to expect' — two completely different questions, and history shows the second one matters far more for actual returns.
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