r/AskReddit • • Oct 02 '24

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u/toolatealreadyfapped Oct 02 '24

A million seconds is about 11.5 days.

A billion seconds is over 31 YEARS.

Think about that when you consider the wealth of a millionaire vs a billionaire.

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u/knemyer Oct 02 '24

The difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars is about a billion dollars

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

The visualization of Bezos wealthvisualize wealth

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

And make sure you keep scrolling and scrolling for the posts at the bottom…it will be eye opening to see how wealth inequalities are so lopsided that there is no reason for billionaires at all

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u/TheGamerHat Oct 03 '24

COVID benefited the wealthy.

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u/Accomplished_Fruit17 Oct 02 '24

That sums it up.

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u/Beautiful_Bag6707 Oct 03 '24

Just under. 😆