JFL Does GDP really matter?

[AutistSupremacist]

Would you be chill with being slightly poorer with less people and services running? It could be good for the environment.

 

[ordinaryotaku]

GDP doesn't mean shit tbh.

The US has a high GDP, but a few our cities are basically miniature third world shitholes and no one is able to really "afford" anything in this country unless they use credit.

 

[WastedPotential]

Maybe, but i'm pretty pessimistic about if lowering the GDP would truly lead to a better environment.

 

[AutistSupremacist]

Maybe, but i'm pretty pessimistic about if lowering the GDP would truly lead to a better environment.

Well, less economic activity like factories or farming. The peasants would live in the countryside doing fuckall and the nobility and proletariat will reside in cities

 

[Todd Thundercock]

India has the 4th highest GDP now.

GDP per capita is a better representation, but still not perfect. Just be some island without any niggers.

 

[FastBlast]

Gooner trait: you read GDP as girls do porn (the studio)

 

[WastedPotential]

Well, less economic activity like factories or farming. The peasents would live in the countryside doing fuckall and the nobility and proletariat will reside in cities

Fuck that, that would mean I would lose my copes.

 

[AutistSupremacist]

Gooner trait: you read GDP as girls do porn (the studio)

it's over for you bro

 

[aryanmikmaq]

Yeah

 

[H8mychudlife]

It could be good for the environment.

Now why would that be of concern?

 

[lifesucksandyoudie]

If there's corresponding rise in living standards with GDP then growth for the sake of economic growth is meaningless.

 

[Dr. Butane]

I avoid talking about things I don't do much research on

sounds delicious though

 

[AutistSupremacist]

Now why would that be of concern?

Some are environmentalists

 

[The Notorious SLAV]

Gooner trait: you read GDP as girls do porn (the studio)

Based.

 

[DarkStar]

GDP per capita is a better representation

 

[Ryo_Hazuki]

When talking about GDP you need to specify "total" or "per capita".

India has a much higher total GDP than switzerland. So if you mean total, than obviously lol no.

But if you mean per capita, sort of, yes there's a strong correlation between quality of life of average citizen and per capita GDP. But I wouldn't trade my US citizenship for a country with higher per capita GDP (Switzerland, Singapore, Norway, etc.) because I truly believe my quality of life would be lower even in those countries as I value things like civil liberties (especially free speech) too much.