> How does that in anyway correlate to a better life. if you look at gdp per capita growth in places like germany who have only grown from 45k to 47k since 2008

> How does that in anyway correlate to a better life. if you look at gdp per capita growth in places like germany who have only grown from 45k to 47k since 2008. The US grew from 45k to 62k If you adjust PPP and inflation with your chosen starting point (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2018&locations=US-DE&start=2008 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2...), Germany grew from 47.6k to 53.7k USD (+13%), while the US grew from 55.4k to 61.5k USD (+11%) until 2018 (which is the latest endpoint and makes an even decade). But why not look another decade back further (1998-2018) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2018&locations=US-DE&start=1998 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2...): Germany (+115%), US (+91%).