21 trillion seconds ago, Michigan was a barren, frigid polar desert entirely covered by a massive continental sheet of ice that was a mile thick in places. There were no Great Lakes (or “Lake America”).
Thank you for again helping those of us with listening fatigue and bewilderment get perspective on the constant barrage of nonsensical claims put forth on a daily basis by the current leadership.
Professor, I have a much easier way to spot fake trillion. If Donald Trump said it, it's fake. I haven't done the math - I'm not an economist, dammit! - but I'm pretty sure that if Trump refers to one measly dollar, that's fake too.
Dear Professor Wolfers. As discussed previously, data without a corresponding number is insignificant. A number without corresponding context or parameters is equally insignificant. Nicely done.
As always a well prepared and explained analysis. Even if I tried a trillion times, I couldn't do any better. BTW, would there be any arible land left if $11T was spent building data centers?
My experience with”trillions “ is limited to national debt and deficits. My experience with politics is the bottomless list of big ticket items we are not yet buying: healthcare for all, childcare, paying teachers more, addressing climate change, fixing social security, high speed rail, teaching children to read, neighborhood policing, affordable housing, colonizing Mars, Gotcha! Just kidding about that last one! But the list could go on, and, how in the hell, professor, do we get these twains to meet?
Another way to see it:
1 million seconds = 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes, 40 seconds
1 billion seconds = 31 years, 8 months
1 trillion seconds = 31,688 years
21 trillion seconds = 665,448 years
21 trillion seconds ago, Michigan was a barren, frigid polar desert entirely covered by a massive continental sheet of ice that was a mile thick in places. There were no Great Lakes (or “Lake America”).
Thank you for again helping those of us with listening fatigue and bewilderment get perspective on the constant barrage of nonsensical claims put forth on a daily basis by the current leadership.
Professor, I have a much easier way to spot fake trillion. If Donald Trump said it, it's fake. I haven't done the math - I'm not an economist, dammit! - but I'm pretty sure that if Trump refers to one measly dollar, that's fake too.
This is a tidy little explanation for such economics dolts out here like me!!! Fun to read and think about.
Dear Professor Wolfers. As discussed previously, data without a corresponding number is insignificant. A number without corresponding context or parameters is equally insignificant. Nicely done.
As always a well prepared and explained analysis. Even if I tried a trillion times, I couldn't do any better. BTW, would there be any arible land left if $11T was spent building data centers?
My experience with”trillions “ is limited to national debt and deficits. My experience with politics is the bottomless list of big ticket items we are not yet buying: healthcare for all, childcare, paying teachers more, addressing climate change, fixing social security, high speed rail, teaching children to read, neighborhood policing, affordable housing, colonizing Mars, Gotcha! Just kidding about that last one! But the list could go on, and, how in the hell, professor, do we get these twains to meet?