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arrow-up1389external-linkAmericans can no longer afford their carswww.newsweek.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square126fedilinkcross-posted to: urbanism@hexbear.netpersonalfinance@lemmy.mlurbanism@hexbear.net
minus-squarePeepinGoodArgslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·edit-26 months agoOn the other hand, the world could have its first trillionaire within the decade! And you know how like 1 billion seconds is 31.7 years…guess how many 1 trillion seconds is in years… ...you ready? A little under 31,690 years But unlike Americans living in an unaffordable country, our future trillionaire earned it…right?
minus-squareMojoMcJojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoI just did the math. Don’t do the math.
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoFor added context: 1 million seconds is “just” 11.6 days. 100,000 seconds is 27.8 hours. 10,000 seconds is 2.8 hours.
On the other hand, the world could have its first trillionaire within the decade!
And you know how like 1 billion seconds is 31.7 years…guess how many 1 trillion seconds is in years…
...you ready?
A little under 31,690 years
But unlike Americans living in an unaffordable country, our future trillionaire earned it…right?
I just did the math. Don’t do the math.
For added context: 1 million seconds is “just” 11.6 days.
100,000 seconds is 27.8 hours.
10,000 seconds is 2.8 hours.