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I think the focus on money is misplaced, forget about GDP and start measuring GNH (Gross National Happiness); it is about time the rest of the world looked to B
by tmpfs 8y ago
I think the focus on money is misplaced, forget about GDP and start measuring GNH (Gross National Happiness); it is about time the rest of the world looked to Bhutan and realized there is much more to a pleasurable human existence than simply quantifying in terms of income/money/wealth. It is an over-simplification that degrades humanity and our potential.
- PixyMisa 8y agoBhutan? Great, unless you're LGBT, in which case they lock you up. Or you're a journalist and write something critical of the government, in which case they lock you up. Or you practice a religion other than Buddhism or Hinduism, in which case they lock you up. Or you want to wear Nepalese clothing, in which case they skip right past locking you up and simply revoke your citizenship and kick you out of the country.
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoThey were talking about happiness, you are talking about personal freedom. Two different things. It's possible that people are most happy when minorities are done away with. Not exactly what I would prefer, but it's still possible.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoI doubt that the minorities are most happy...