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minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up60arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoReminder that every dollar possessed by the ultrawealthy is time you wouldn’t have had to spend working and could have instead used that time to enrich your personal life whether it’s alone, with family, or friends.
minus-squareShareMySims@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·4 months agoAnd to help illustrate your important reminder, a (probably now outdated) visualisation of just how many dollars they actually posses: https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
minus-squareJohnmannesca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoOutdated sure, but captivating nonetheless
minus-squareShareMySims@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 months agoYeah, it’s mindboggling as it is, but when you know how much more money the richest few people have made since it was last updated (the world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes to $869bn since 2020), or how much all of the world’s billionaires are hoarding combined (2,781 billionaires with a total net wealth of $14.2 trillion - the pixel site only goes up to 3.2 trillion), or that this trend isn’t going anywhere or slowing down, it really is overwhelming.
minus-squareShareMySims@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoGlad you found it helpful/interesting!
Reminder that every dollar possessed by the ultrawealthy is time you wouldn’t have had to spend working and could have instead used that time to enrich your personal life whether it’s alone, with family, or friends.
And to help illustrate your important reminder, a (probably now outdated) visualisation of just how many dollars they actually posses:
https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
Outdated sure, but captivating nonetheless
Yeah, it’s mindboggling as it is, but when you know how much more money the richest few people have made since it was last updated (the world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes to $869bn since 2020), or how much all of the world’s billionaires are hoarding combined (2,781 billionaires with a total net wealth of $14.2 trillion - the pixel site only goes up to 3.2 trillion), or that this trend isn’t going anywhere or slowing down, it really is overwhelming.
This is really cool
Glad you found it helpful/interesting!