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by selectodude 2191 days ago
The US is the wealthiest country on earth. Sergei Brin's checking account would be the 74th largest GDP in the world.
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cycrutchfield 2191 days ago
Why are you comparing somebody’s net worth to a GDP, which is a rate? That makes zero sense.
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Cyph0n 2191 days ago
No, it does make sense: Brin could pay to run the 74th largest economy for a year.
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cycrutchfield 2191 days ago
That's not what GDP means, and also a person's net worth is not necessarily liquid.
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jrockway 2191 days ago
Checking account or total value of investments?
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selectodude 2191 days ago
It was a figure of speech. Obviously he doesn't have an 11 figure bank balance.
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