Tech leaders emerge behind plan to build new city near California air base — Group has spent nearly $1 billion to buy thousands of acres northeast of San Francisco::Group has spent nearly $1 billion to buy thousands of acres northeast of San Francisco

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      1 year ago

      And also it’s no a nearly billion but 800 million. I know it from another article posted here. So it’s a paywalled clickbait repost.

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        1 year ago

        800 million is nearly a billion, much like how 8 is nearly 10.

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          1 year ago

          The difference between 8 & 10 is 2, the difference between 800 million and 1 billion is 200 million.

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            1 year ago

            And the difference between 8 and 10 is 20% of 10. The difference between 800 million and 1000 million is 20% of 1000 million.

            20% = 20%. The ratio is the same.

            Since saying “8 is nearly 10” is reasonable, saying “800mil is nearly 1000mil” is also reasonable. The math doesnt change just because of the scale.

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                1 year ago

                What’s clickbait about using what we’ve established is a perfectly reasonable statement? 800mil is nearly 1 billion, exactly as stated.

                Your problem is that they used common english instead of using slightly more precise english? A precise english that doesnt change the tone, timber, or really even the facts of the matter at hand?

                Okay then.