why dont blackholes destroy the universe?

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if there is even just one blackhole, wouldnt it just keep on consuming matter and eventually consume everything?

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A black hole will consume all matter within the range of its gravitational influence, but that’s not infinite. We’re not in the influence of, say, Alpha Centauri; if it turned into a black hole, we wouldn’t really notice as far as potentially getting sucked in is concerned.

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