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The guy (George Carlin) who told everyone that, "it's a big club and you ain't in it" was in that club. (self.showerthoughts)
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George Carlin - It's A Big Club & You Ain't In It!

George Carlin had a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 2008.

Adjusted for inflation that would be $14,653,441 in 2024.

The minimum net worth of the top 1% of households is roughly $13.7 million.

So, Carlin was in the "big club" of the 1%.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've used this example before to try to make people understand your point:

10 million seconds is a little less than four months

10 billion seconds is over 300 years

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Q: What's the difference between 10 million dollars and a billion dollars?

A: Roughly a billion dollars.