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Maybe we switch from GDP to GNH? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness

• AlgorithmicTime 7y ago
  Humans have a happiness set point that they return to no matter the situation. So measuring happiness measures basically nothing.
• lazyjones 7y ago
  Ah, the metric at which Venezuela was beating half of Europe in 2016. Seems like it didn't work out well...
  • delecti 7y ago
    It's seemed for a while like most of Venezuela's problems come from the external sanctions we put on them while trying to help.
    • lazyjones 7y ago
      I believed this too for a while, but in the end, happy Venezuela was a fairy tale like the GDR, built on oil. One strong indicator was the brain drain that was going on for decades, long before harsh sanctions.
  • carapace 7y ago
    It's from Bhutan.
• kleer001 7y ago
  Either way "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law