"I'm a big fan of huge populations of people, so you'd think with 300 million people in the country, you don't even have to please 1% to be phenomenally successful"

Penn Jillette is recommending that with the large population of the United States, it is possible to be successful without having to please a big portion of the population. He is stressing the potential of the population size to develop success. He is recommending that with 300 million individuals, it is possible to be effective without needing to please even 1% of the population. This is a testament to the capacity of the population size to create success. He is suggesting that with the big population, it is possible to find a niche and succeed without needing to please a large percentage of the population. He is stressing the potential of the population size to develop success and is encouraging people to make the most of the potential of the population size to produce success.