Just 0.001% hold 3 times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

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Post by robtherobber » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:30 AM UTC

Re: Just 0.001% hold 3 times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

#2

Post by kjkjadksj » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:39 AM UTC

I figured it would be more honestly

#3

Post by homeless_engi » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:41 AM UTC

That is 56,000 people

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Post by mcny » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:43 AM UTC

kjkjadksj wrote: post #2

I figured it would be more honestly

Half of humanity is a lot of people though.

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Post by mcny » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:47 AM UTC

homeless_engi wrote: post #3

That is 56,000 people

I think it would be interesting to see where these 56k people live.

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Post by lanna » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:51 AM UTC

homeless_engi wrote: post #3

That is 56,000 people

Wouldn't 0.001% be 82,600?

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Post by close04 » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:53 AM UTC

lanna wrote: post #6

homeless_engi wrote: post #3

That is 56,000 people

Wouldn't 0.001% be 82,600?

It's fewer than 60.000 people according to the article. Compared to the world's population, it's a decent approximation and rounding to 0.001%.

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Post by newsclues » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:56 AM UTC

The .001% is the new 1%.

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Post by ultrablack » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:57 AM UTC

Cool!

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Post by hengheng » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:58 AM UTC

Ed Zitron Voice: Is that good?