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> every person on the planet—all 7.5 billion of us—would get roughly $1.3 billion. This is Cunningham's Law applied to attract publicity.
by dejj 6y ago
> every person on the planet—all 7.5 billion of us—would get roughly $1.3 billion.
This is Cunningham's Law applied to attract publicity.
- daenz 6y agoThat's a generous interpretation. I'm not entirely convinced the author knows that it doesn't work this way. Some people do have a very simplistic understanding of money and value, and the quoted statement would "make sense" to them at face value. These are often the same people who say "free X" when X is funded by tax dollars.
- wrs 6y agoOne could say that the Robb Report is targeted at a readership that has a very simplistic understanding of money and value.