9 tweets that put the G7’s $20m Amazon rainforest fire aid into brutal perspective
One of the better things to come out of the G7 summit was that world leaders agreed an immediate package to help fight the fires devastating the Amazon rainforest.
So how much are they going to give?
BREAKING: G-7 countries have agreed to an immediate $20 million fund to help Amazon countries fight wildfires. https://t.co/iXyXg99W68
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2019
In case you’re thinking that doesn’t sound like very much, you’d be right. These 7 responses on Twitter put that brutally into perspective.
1.
Just for reference, "Boss Baby" cost $200 million https://t.co/7wBMXI3GmC
— hussein kesvani (@HKesvani) August 26, 2019
2.
Sheffield United paid more than this for Oliver McBurnie https://t.co/cmGrtyPd6R
— joe (@mutablejoe) August 26, 2019
3.
Netflix paid $100 million to stream Friends. https://t.co/bkE2sO4Cch
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) August 26, 2019
4.
Uber lost $57 million per day in Q2 2019 https://t.co/PRVUYX7sBj
— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) August 26, 2019
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Context: Jim Carrey was paid $20 million to star in The Cable Guy. https://t.co/6NJv2iJJtm
— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) August 26, 2019
6.
Fun fact: this is what Jeff Bezos makes every 2 hours https://t.co/ngT3h39mZs
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) August 26, 2019
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wow that's almost enough to make a third of a mid-budget hollywood romantic comedy in 1996. https://t.co/eAWwQwPj78
— Greg Pak (@gregpak) August 26, 2019
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This isn't even enough money to go back and add a CGI dick to The Hulk in Avengers Endgame https://t.co/cnVTpIOQvw
— Juggalocialism (@UweBollocks) August 26, 2019
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$2 Billion was raised for Notre Dame in two days.
Netflix paid $200 million so people could watch friends re-runsBut the worlds most powerful countries could only scrape $20 million BETWEEN them, to help preserve the earths lungs.
We are a shit species. https://t.co/yYbVES1K7T
— Francis Maxwell (@francismmaxwell) August 26, 2019
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