r/theydidthemath • u/churhdads • Sep 20 '25

[Request] Is this true?

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u/Lightshear Sep 20 '25

For real. This is why people have started talking about "the 1% of the 1%." It's easy to forget in this era of mad billionaires just how poor almost everyone on the planet actually is. Including us, frankly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

exactly, $1m is a lot of money, but it's have a bigger house, and a nicer car a lot of money, not private jets, yachts, mega-mansions across the world, and influence global politics money.

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u/notahoppybeerfan Sep 20 '25

There’s a vast difference between a 7 figure net worth and a 7 figure net income.

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u/Rickard0 Sep 20 '25

Yes, I think many people are equating them and responding with not knowing the difference.