What If You Had One Hundred Billion Dollars

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In 1850, 94% of the world's population lived in extreme poverty. Today, we've managed to bring that number down to roughly 10%. And if this trend continues, we might even succeed in eradicating poverty by 2030.

If that doesn’t tell you that our world is getting richer, then how about this: 2018 saw the emergence of the first billion-dollar man. The idea of that much money is enough to make your head spin. But don’t tell me you’ve never dreamed about it.

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