What are the downsides of not letting anyone participate in early-stage investing?

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What are the downsides of not letting anyone participate in early-stage investing?

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Excluded people can’t participate in the potential big upside of early-stage investing
Not letting anyone participate in early-stage investing reduces the visibility of new ideas which might be innovative and get less investments in other ways
Not letting anyone participate in early-stage investing decreases access to capital for founders who are trying to build
Not letting people spend their money on what they want is taking away a basic human right
The people who are closest to the team or to the technology might not be accredited investors even though they are in a good position to make those investment decisions
Not letting anyone participate in early-stage investing makes it so people have less of a say in how the future develops
Not letting anyone participate in early-stage investing makes it harder for new projects to fund raise and get of the ground
Not letting anyone participate in early-stage investing increases economic inequality as people without capital are excluded

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