Can black holes “eat” matter indefinitely or is there a limit? Do they ever have trouble absorbing large masses or is it always the same?

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Can black holes “eat” matter indefinitely or is there a limit? Do they ever have trouble absorbing large masses or is it always the same?

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As a black hole consumes matter it is basically trash compacted in the black hole and makes the black hole slightly larger, but it only “eats” things very close to it, most black holes have less gravity than a star. https://youtu.be/Y5XzPOrItaI