I'm not moaning, and I agree with Biden. I was illustrating why GDP doesn't tell you a great deal about how "wealthy" a country really is. Making a Musk or Bezos filthy rich should not be t… (View Post)

It is not, but I can't be bothered arguing about this. So keep thinking whatever you like. (View Post)

Only half? Pathetic. (View Post)

Of course it does. A growing economy where the growth is disproportionately ending up in the pockets of the already well-off is a recipe for unhapiness at best. (View Post)

To some extent any part of civilisation that requires growth in perpetuity is a Ponzi scheme. People don't want to think about the really long term, let someone else deal with the future when it arri… (View Post)