Jolly Platypus@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoIRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USAtalkingpointsmemo.comexternal-linkmessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1841cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1841external-linkIRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USAtalkingpointsmemo.comJolly Platypus@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square81linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareActionBasto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·18 days agonone of your examples make sense. “trillion” has more gravity than “billion” in headlines. simple as that.
minus-squareoutdated2139linkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 days agoMost people have a hard time envisioning large numbers so half a larger number has more gravity than x of a smaller number.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoWell the former is the reason “half” doesn’t work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact.
none of your examples make sense. “trillion” has more gravity than “billion” in headlines. simple as that.
Most people have a hard time envisioning large numbers so half a larger number has more gravity than x of a smaller number.
Well the former is the reason “half” doesn’t work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact.
Wrong.