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  • I've said for a while that I would be absolutely unsurprised to see another Trump term, we live in the post-satire era.

    I think a lot of people need to have a good hard look at themselves due to the ridicule and derision they directed at the opposition electorate rather than trying to engage them and win them over.

  • I'd suggest that he's at least average intelligence.

    I think people are struggling to accept that I can dislike someone, or disagree with their choices without thinking they're stupid.

  • I'm getting tired of the comments that imply not stupid = smart.

    I understand that intelligence is on a scale and that is not a black and white issue. I also understand that wealth ≠ intelligence, however in this case I do believe that he has at least average intelligence.

    This is the last "Elon Musk is not a genius" type comment that I'm replying too, I've said all I have to say on the matter.

  • I agree. Most of the replies here imply that I must think he's a genius, as if people can only either be stupid or a genius.

    I do not think he's a genius, I do think that he knows what he's doing.

  • I'm not claiming he's a genius. Just saying he's not stupid.

    The image you shared doesn't actually prove anything, it's a difference of opinion unless you can source what he actually said. And at the end of the day, you don't need to be a bean expert to run a successful baked bean company, you just need to know how to hire bean experts.

  • It's not about the size of the number, it's about presenting information in a way that the average reader can understand. The best way to do that is to present it in the way that they're accustomed to and I don't think I've ever seen scientific notation used to refer to a sum of money.

    It's great that you and I understand scientific notation, but it's worthlesss when you're trying to get the average person to understand what you're writing if they don't know it themselves.

    To make myself clear, I'm not saying that scientific notation isn't useful, I'm just saying that most people don't understand it.

    For extra credit, 74,500,000,000,000,000 aka seventy four quintillion, five hundred quadrillion.

  • Not really. Most people aren't familiar with scientific or engineering notation. Writing £1,000,000, one million pounds or £1Million is a lot clearer than writing £1×10^6.

    My cars odometer says 91,584, not 91.584×10^3