The “blindness” here was blind hatred. I simply can’t wrap my mind around the possibility of normal adults actually being this stupid. I assure you that all of my grade school classmates, from the slowest to the brightest would get this problem right, at least in order of magnitude, nearly 50 years ago.
I hope you’ve had a chance to savor the video. The deep concern and drama that Brian Williams and Mara Gay apply to the ludicrously incorrect math is a thing to behold. Cringeworthy virtue-signalling.