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Bit of a strawman argument though is it not? And a highly unlikely and simplistic one at that. Here's a counter-example: Person A says he'll pay Person B $20K
by scarygliders 9y ago
Bit of a strawman argument though is it not? And a highly unlikely and simplistic one at that.
Here's a counter-example:
Person A says he'll pay Person B $20K to spread poop on B's farm.
Person A does it.
Person B says he'll pay Person A $210 for a unit of Person B's produce.
Person B buys it. So does another 99 Persons.
Both Person A and Person B are wealthier. Not only that, another 99 Persons are fed for a while (or they sell sub-units of the produce on).
Moral of the story: strawmen arguments /can/ be fun! :)
- marcosdumay 9y agoIt's not a strawman argument. It's an example of GDP failure. There are many actual examples on the real wold, but they are complex and not funny.
- scarygliders 9y agoIs not my counter-example one of GDP success?
- smallnamespace 9y agoNobody is arguing that GDP always fails.
- bllguo 9y agowhat? What use is a "counter-example"? This is simply a bizarre response. The claim is that GDP is only an approximate measure. Why? It fails in certain cases. A humorous example of such a case is provided. I don't see how your comment provides any value in this context.