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minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours ago The investment banker getting paid 200k per year in NYC is still closer to being homeless, than being a millionaire. They are a millionaire though. It’s just that that means nothing anymore. A million bucks is a million away from zero, but it’s 999 million away from a billion.
minus-squareHuschke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 hours agoIt’s like the old saying goes “a millionaire is still about a billion dollars away from being a billionaire” .
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoHey, I too am about a billion dollars away from being a billionaire. I suppose that means I’m a millionaire! Woo hoo
They are a millionaire though. It’s just that that means nothing anymore.
A million bucks is a million away from zero, but it’s 999 million away from a billion.
It’s like the old saying goes “a millionaire is still about a billion dollars away from being a billionaire” .
Hey, I too am about a billion dollars away from being a billionaire. I suppose that means I’m a millionaire! Woo hoo