Ian
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Here's a trillion dollars. That's $1,000,000,000,000, how much money Musk will soon make.
The green slice is the amount that Republicans just voted for him to have via tax cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill." The money that will need to come from our now invisible stacks one way or another.
The green slice is the amount that Republicans just voted for him to have via tax cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill." The money that will need to come from our now invisible stacks one way or another.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here's a trillion dollars. That's $1,000,000,000,000, how much money Musk will soon make.
The green slice is the amount that Republicans just voted for him to have via tax cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill." The money that will need to come from our now invisible stacks one way or another.
The green slice is the amount that Republicans just voted for him to have via tax cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill." The money that will need to come from our now invisible stacks one way or another.
Here's our guy standing next to $500 billion, the net worth of the world's richest man, Elon Musk. That's a football field packed solid, about 42" high. This amount of money could physically fit into 10 Boeing C-17s, but its weight would require that 70 of them transport it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here's our guy standing next to $500 billion, the net worth of the world's richest man, Elon Musk. That's a football field packed solid, about 42" high. This amount of money could physically fit into 10 Boeing C-17s, but its weight would require that 70 of them transport it.
Cool. What about a billion? This is where we start to really lose our sense of scale. As a reminder, a billion is 1,000 millions.
Even though this would fit into the beds of 2 Ford F-150s, the total weight (over 22,000 pounds) would mean you'd need at least 10 truckloads to carry it.
Even though this would fit into the beds of 2 Ford F-150s, the total weight (over 22,000 pounds) would mean you'd need at least 10 truckloads to carry it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Cool. What about a billion? This is where we start to really lose our sense of scale. As a reminder, a billion is 1,000 millions.
Even though this would fit into the beds of 2 Ford F-150s, the total weight (over 22,000 pounds) would mean you'd need at least 10 truckloads to carry it.
Even though this would fit into the beds of 2 Ford F-150s, the total weight (over 22,000 pounds) would mean you'd need at least 10 truckloads to carry it.
Next up: the median lifetime earnings of an American as of 2025. This is around $1.85 million. It weighs about 40 pounds, and would fit into a backpack with plenty of room left over.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Next up: the median lifetime earnings of an American as of 2025. This is around $1.85 million. It weighs about 40 pounds, and would fit into a backpack with plenty of room left over.
We've gotten so used to hearing a million thrown around, but it's still a LOT! Here's a million dollars' worth of $100s, standing at around 3 and a half feet tall.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We've gotten so used to hearing a million thrown around, but it's still a LOT! Here's a million dollars' worth of $100s, standing at around 3 and a half feet tall.
What does a trillion dollars look like?
We simply aren't wired for scale, and I think it's important to understand. So here are some visuals I put together to help out.
Here's a 6' dude standing next to a stack of 620 $100 bills. That's $62,000—the estimated median income of an American in 2025.
We simply aren't wired for scale, and I think it's important to understand. So here are some visuals I put together to help out.
Here's a 6' dude standing next to a stack of 620 $100 bills. That's $62,000—the estimated median income of an American in 2025.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What does a trillion dollars look like?
We simply aren't wired for scale, and I think it's important to understand. So here are some visuals I put together to help out.
Here's a 6' dude standing next to a stack of 620 $100 bills. That's $62,000—the estimated median income of an American in 2025.
We simply aren't wired for scale, and I think it's important to understand. So here are some visuals I put together to help out.
Here's a 6' dude standing next to a stack of 620 $100 bills. That's $62,000—the estimated median income of an American in 2025.
Excited to announce my new partnership with LorealAI
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Excited to announce my new partnership with LorealAI
Don’t extrapolate my words—a singular act of defiance is just that and isn’t worthy of deference:
People like this are so quick to advocate for violent revolution from their desk chair, yet so unaware that real change needs numbers—numbers that start to grow from singular actions like MTG’s.
People like this are so quick to advocate for violent revolution from their desk chair, yet so unaware that real change needs numbers—numbers that start to grow from singular actions like MTG’s.
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Don’t extrapolate my words—a singular act of defiance is just that and isn’t worthy of deference:
People like this are so quick to advocate for violent revolution from their desk chair, yet so unaware that real change needs numbers—numbers that start to grow from singular actions like MTG’s.
People like this are so quick to advocate for violent revolution from their desk chair, yet so unaware that real change needs numbers—numbers that start to grow from singular actions like MTG’s.
Got interviewed by the news today and they thought *I* was ex-MAGA 🤦♂️
October 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Got interviewed by the news today and they thought *I* was ex-MAGA 🤦♂️
I dunno this kind is pretty bad
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I dunno this kind is pretty bad
Coming to you live from war-ravaged Portland
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Coming to you live from war-ravaged Portland
By all means, please continue to call it the Department of War. I'm sure Americans of all political leaning will react positively to seeing trillion-dollar "War" line items on the budget.
September 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
By all means, please continue to call it the Department of War. I'm sure Americans of all political leaning will react positively to seeing trillion-dollar "War" line items on the budget.
It’s as if “the economy” and “services” are entirely different entities with entirely different goals
September 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It’s as if “the economy” and “services” are entirely different entities with entirely different goals
Agreed, solar must live up to the aesthetic standard of the stately coal plant
July 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Agreed, solar must live up to the aesthetic standard of the stately coal plant
South Dakota: Extreme Heat Warning
Montana (one state away): Winter Storm Warning
Summer solstice, June 21, 2025
Montana (one state away): Winter Storm Warning
Summer solstice, June 21, 2025
June 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
South Dakota: Extreme Heat Warning
Montana (one state away): Winter Storm Warning
Summer solstice, June 21, 2025
Montana (one state away): Winter Storm Warning
Summer solstice, June 21, 2025
70% of Americans probably can't locate Iran on a map.
June 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
70% of Americans probably can't locate Iran on a map.
Bitches ain't shit and they ain't sayin' nothing
A hundred motherfuckers can't tell me nothing
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
A hundred motherfuckers can't tell me nothing
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
June 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Bitches ain't shit and they ain't sayin' nothing
A hundred motherfuckers can't tell me nothing
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
A hundred motherfuckers can't tell me nothing
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
I beez in the trap, bee-beez in the trap
Over/under on the median personal debt held by those clamoring to sell out America in order to reduce the national debt?
May 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Over/under on the median personal debt held by those clamoring to sell out America in order to reduce the national debt?
I have a theory, and you’re not going to like it
April 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I have a theory, and you’re not going to like it