• radiofreebc@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    I always say to people “how long is one million seconds?”

    The answer is 11.5 days.

    Then i say “how long is a billion seconds?”

    The answer is 31.7 YEARS.

    Nobody needs to be a billionaire.

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      14 hours ago

      i see this lame poem parroted all over the internet for the last few years and i am still baffled with why it should convey the message better than “it is 1000 times more”. people are really not good at counting in 365-base number system. if anything, it obfuscates the situation.

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        8 hours ago

        I always phrase it like this:

        A thousand seconds is a coffee break, a million is a vacation, a billion is a career and a trillion is over three hundred centuries.

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          8 hours ago

          really. well i am not really having casual conversations with people involving conversion of multiples of ten to random units. but i guess americans will really do anything to avoid metric system 😂 🤷‍♂️

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            6 hours ago

            really. well i am not really having casual conversations with people involving conversion of multiples of ten to random units

            Except you do so, twice

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            8 hours ago

            You should try talking about wealth inequality with strangers more. Maybe we’ll get somewhere.

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              8 hours ago

              you missed the point by thiiii … … … … … … … … … … … … … iiis much.

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                8 hours ago

                Nah, I was ignoring you being rude and staying focused on my point. We all need to do that if we want to get anything done about wealth inequality.

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        10 hours ago

        If you asked me on the spot how many years 1000 times 11 days was, I could not tell you.

        Also, how many times in my life have I needed to count in a 365 base? What the fuck else uses a 365 base? Not every year is 365 days anyways.

        Your comment is stupid and you should feel ashamed.

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          9 hours ago

          If you asked me on the spot how many years 1000 times 11 days was, I could not tell you. Also, how many times in my life have I needed to count in a 365 base? What the fuck else uses a 365 base?

          right? which is exactly my point. you are arguing in my favor and don’t even know it, which is hilarious.

          just because you don’t understand something doesn’t make it stupid. maybe the stupidity is on the side of the recipient. i will leave up to you whether you want to feel ashamed 😂.