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Most people compare millionaires and billionaires like they’re the same thing.
Our minds struggle with large numbers that aren’t relevant. The number of pine needles on a tree, the quantity of sand particles on a beach etc.
To put this in perspective, roughly ~11.5 days is 1 million seconds.
A billion seconds is ~31.7 years
A Trillion seconds is ~31,700 years.
The US debt increased by a trillion dollars in the first 100 days of this year yet there’s no money for FEMA.
Think about that for a minute.
Our minds struggle with large numbers that aren’t relevant. The number of pine needles on a tree, the quantity of sand particles on a beach etc.
To put this in perspective, roughly ~11.5 days is 1 million seconds.
A billion seconds is ~31.7 years
A Trillion seconds is ~31,700 years.
The US debt increased by a trillion dollars in the first 100 days of this year yet there’s no money for FEMA.
Think about that for a minute.