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One in 700 billion

No. Not my place in the world, just my spot in the blogosphere (is that a word?). I'm one in over 8  BILLION (and growing), so how the hell do I stand out from the other 7,999,999,999? (Interestingly, the US and the UK have different ideas about what 1 billion means. The US uses 10 figures - 8,000,000,000 or eight thousand million. Some of the the UK still uses a longer form 13 figures - 8,000,000,000,000 or eight million million. Most people, including most people - but not all - in the UK, the UN and World Bank now use US notation.) A ccording to ChatGPT... about 600-700 BILLION blog posts exist today (September 2025), and hundreds of millions are added every year. That's obscene. So, why the hell do we need yet another blog? Do people even read blogs any more? I want this to be for potential employers to find out what really makes me tick - because that insipid CV you saw was tailored just for you to try and get an interview? That's not me. That's just the bit of m...