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What size ‘should’ the global economy be?

• smadge 7y ago
  The size that ensures every person a comfortable lifestyle while maintaining a healthy and sustainable biosphere.
  • BrandonM 7y ago
    Is the human species every really comfortable?
    • smadge 7y ago
      Haha well at least we can make people more materially comfortable so they can focus on their spiritual, social, and existential discomfort.
    • tonyedgecombe 7y ago
      “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Blaine Pascal
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• dredmorbius 7y ago
  Less than 1.6 Earths would be a good start. https://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/all_publications/ecological_footprint2/ https://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/all_publications/ecologi...
• tonyedgecombe 7y ago
  Jeffrey Sachs[1] put forward $10,000 USD per person as a sustainable sized economy. For most in the world this would be a massive improvement. It was a few years ago now, thanks to our inaction it’s probably lower now. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Sachs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Sachs