Why numbers matter.
We need to understand our numbers — the difference between millions and billions. For example, if you counted to one million seconds, it would take 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds. A million seconds is just over a week and a half. In contrast, counting to one billion seconds would take 31 years, 8 months, 16 days, 9 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds. That’s over three decades of time. If we don’t understand the meaning of the numbers we will never understand the scale and gravity of the challenges we must face.
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