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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Being a millionaire these days is pretty normal. Need a lot more than that to retire if you don’t have a pension plan.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The person with 100 million is closer in wealth to the homeless person you pity than they are to a billionaire.

It’s an unimaginable amount of money

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 15 points 20 hours ago

The quote I like is "The difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars is about a billion dollars."

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Now that's putting it into perspective ... holy shit

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

A million seconds is approximately 11.5 days.

A billion seconds is approximately 31.7 years.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago

That is another better perspective ..... and also why again do we have a civilization that allows someone to own so much wealth that it is not feasible or even possible for them to enjoy all the money in one lifetime?

Holy shit this perspective is enlightening ... and also very depressing ... thanks