Jolly Platypus@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoIRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USAtalkingpointsmemo.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1649arrow-down13cross-posted to: Mirror@50501.chatpolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareoutdated2139@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoMost people have a hard time envisioning large numbers so half a larger number has more gravity than x of a smaller number.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 days agoWell the former is the reason “half” doesn’t work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact.
Most people have a hard time envisioning large numbers so half a larger number has more gravity than x of a smaller number.
Well the former is the reason “half” doesn’t work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact.