Wealth, shown to scale

moutuakilla

Came across this today - compares wealth of the average person (in the US) to various other measures. Thought it might be of interest to some.

Amazing to get a visualisation of the scale of the differences.

It is a bit of a rabbit hole once you start scrolling...



https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/?fbclid=IwAR2Y8HrmjqWoRPG1YWyGkyPwwiFRt5epzTtQM4YwV_ZCDQ_KFj0z8k_8h7g

iainment

Brilliant way to show the iniquity of unrestrained capitalism.

IdleHans

But is he happy?

MrOneLung

The other week some jealous person complained he only donated 100m toward coronavirus research.

moutuakilla

MrOneLung said:

The other week some jealous person complained he only donated 100m toward coronavirus research.

And they could do that every day for 136,000 days - so every day of over 5 life times and they'd still have money to spare. Mad when it is all put in perspective

Jints

This only told me that a million is 1,000 times as much as a thousand and that a billion is 1,000 times as much as a million and that Jeff Bezos have a massive amount of cash if he sold his shares in Amazon. What was most interesting is that they use the median for the average US citizen's wealth (c.$65K). When I checked, that is accurate but the mean is $432K, showing just how unequal a society the US is (the UK's figures are $97K and $280K, France is similar). 

Algarveaddick

Amazing that we have been conditioned to look up to these people. They literally have the power of life or death in their hands, and they choose death. I include the billionaires of the world in this, not just those in the USA.    

golfaddick

So, all you're really telling me is that a billion is a really big number.

Thanks.

moutuakilla

golfaddick said:

So, all you're really telling me is that a billion is a really big number.

Thanks.

Every day's a school day - I can set you some more place value work if you need it?

stevexreeve

golfaddick said:

So, all you're really telling me is that a billion is a really big number.

Thanks.

Is it that big? Keeps the NHS running for 3 days.

These people don't actually have enough money to make much difference. We all need to work together to find a way to do that.

It's the power the money gives them to organise everything for their own benefit that is wrong.

Uboat

Don't show this to Lyle Taylor.

Algarveaddick

golfaddick said:

So, all you're really telling me is that a billion is a really big number.

Thanks.

If you read the details in the graphic, it tells you an awful lot more than that golfie. 

Sarrf_London

Read a survey of world debt which is quantifiable, but they could only find 75% of corresponding wealth, suggesting that 25% is in tax-free havens.