Low Quality Facts2d ago

I bet my fiancée that this picture of our cats could get 10 billion boosts on Mastodon.

She said she doesn't believe me. She said there's only 13 million accounts on Mastodon. She said there aren't even 10 billion people on Earth. She said it concerns her that I struggle so hard to comprehend large numbers.

Let's prove her wrong everyone. Boost away and show her just how awesome the Mastodon community is.

Show threadCoyoty As Himself2d ago
@lowqualityfacts A Finland study indicates there are actually more than 12 billion people on Earth.
Show threadCoyoty As Himself
@lowqualityfacts https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-could-have-billions-more-people-than-we-ever-realized
Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized

Is our little blue marble of a planet actually a lot more crowded than we thought? A new study suggests we've been significantly undercounting populations in rural areas, because of the grid-based method typically used to count people.

ScienceAlert
Jun 26 at 4:37amWeb