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Wait, is this why we can never seem to get past 3% GDP growth? B/c a huge percentage of our smartest people are utilizing their smarts to figure out how to coa
by StandardFuture 7y ago
Wait, is this why we can never seem to get past 3% GDP growth?
B/c a huge percentage of our smartest people are utilizing their smarts to figure out how to coast as lazily through life as they can while optimizing their "observed personality"?
This explains a lot. But, it is not something I haven't suspected.
What would it take to change this? To allow productivity, growth, and proper compensation?
It is not just software engineering where this is a very common scenario, btw.
- Tiktaalik 7y agoThere's data that shows that people basically reach max happiness at only earnings of "merely" $80k, so of course there's no real need to try any harder even when you're getting paid more than that. Bigger GDP is probably only possible by getting more people up to 80k.
- StandardFuture 7y agoWould be very interested in seeing a reference for this 80K thing. B/c that would be 100% in favor of the sole focus of the country really needing to be a restoration of the middle class.
- thendrill 7y agoBut why !?!?! Why would a smart person care about GDP? It is not like GDP cares about people? That is the whole point of being smart. Take more give less. Profit. If my numbers are good, then I don't care your numbers are bad - because : I <3 Capitalism !