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And breaking windows spurs the local economy because people will pay to get them fixed.

• Ancapistani 5y ago
  You’re confusing economic activity with technological progress. Breaking a window isn’t going to be a net positive. If everyone breaks a window and replaces it, every week, at some point it’s highly likely that a more efficient process for window replacement will be developed.
  • X6S1x6Okd1st 5y ago
    I've never heard the rejoiner to the broken window fallacy that they just aren't breaking enough windows lol.
    • Ancapistani 5y ago
      That is the fallacy, lol. Again, though - we’re not talking about increasing the overall economic output. We’re talking about spending resources to incentivize technological progress. I’m also not saying it’s a good idea to start doing it because it’ll surely work. I’m only saying that it may well end up having positive effects outside of the primary use case.