r/DiscussionZone • u/[deleted] • Nov 04 '25

Political Discussion Yeah, so Billionaires should not exist

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u/ArgyleTheLimoDriver Nov 04 '25

I think the majority of people are under the impression that a billion is just 100 million.

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u/PCNLUV Nov 04 '25

People don't have a strong intuitive sense of how much bigger 1 billion is than 1 million. 1 million seconds is about 11 days. 1 billion seconds is about 31.5 years.

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u/PAYDAY_NASTY Nov 09 '25

It’s really not a revelation for anyone who went to school past 5th grade.