• a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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    25 minutes ago

    No, in this case humans are just really bad with large numbers. Most people can’t even get the difference between a millionaire a billionaire or a trillionaire, despite orders of magnitude difference.

    Sometimes you have to use the power of a bomb or a star, or the amount of time it’s going to take for heat death of the universe just to get the point across.