Jolly Platypus@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoIRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USAtalkingpointsmemo.comexternal-linkmessage-square93linkfedilinkarrow-up1845arrow-down13cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1842arrow-down1external-linkIRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USAtalkingpointsmemo.comJolly Platypus@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square93linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareActionBasto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agonone of your examples make sense. “trillion” has more gravity than “billion” in headlines. simple as that.
minus-squareoutdated2139@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years 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-down1·2 years agoWell the former is the reason “half” doesn’t work as well. Trillion, Quintillion, Zillion, it has less impact.
none of your examples make sense. “trillion” has more gravity than “billion” in headlines. simple as that.
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.
Wrong.