• denton@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Billionaires, huuuuuuuge difference in wealth even if it’s only a letter apart

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      A million seconds is 11 eleven days, a billion seconds is 31 years

      Always remember that difference to have a filling of how filthy rich billionaires are

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        My favourite version of this is “the difference between a million and a billion is about a billion”

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        I had never heard this one before, and it seems like a fantastic way to explain it to family members