• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    6 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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      6 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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        4 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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        6 hours ago

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

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          6 hours ago

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

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            6 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.