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minus-square Midnitte ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 months agoFun fact, if you have a million dollars, you’re actually closer to being in poverty than you are to being a billionaire. Edit: I was bored, so here’s a number line with 0 dollars, a million dollars, and a billion dollars. (Note, there’s a blue and orange dot nearly on top of each other…) If I was wrong by orders of magnitude, I’d probably be fired. Perhaps Musk should have the same treatment…
Fun fact, if you have a million dollars, you’re actually closer to being in poverty than you are to being a billionaire.
Edit: I was bored, so here’s a number line with 0 dollars, a million dollars, and a billion dollars.
If I was wrong by orders of magnitude, I’d probably be fired. Perhaps Musk should have the same treatment…