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minus-square@ActionBasto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•3 months agonone of your examples make sense. “trillion” has more gravity than “billion” in headlines. simple as that.
minus-square@outdated2139@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilink5•3 months agoMost people have a hard time envisioning large numbers so half a larger number has more gravity than x of a smaller number.
minus-squareOptionallinkfedilink1•3 months 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.