If there are two shareholders, one of whom has 51% and the other of whom has 49%, then there are meaningful ways in which the minority shareholder is not really

If there are two shareholders, one of whom has 51% and the other of whom has 49%, then there are meaningful ways in which the minority shareholder is not really a decision-maker. It's pretty different if there are 10 shareholders and you hold let's say 40% of the shares, in which case you might only need one or two people of nine to agree with you.