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Yeah, that's just not true. I'd say it's at least somewhat true of the past 300 years or so, but for most of the history of civilization, economic growth was ne
by namlem 5y ago
Yeah, that's just not true. I'd say it's at least somewhat true of the past 300 years or so, but for most of the history of civilization, economic growth was negligible and generally not an important consideration for governments.
- aeternum 5y agoMore than 300 years ago it was more like economic survival vs. growth. Adam Smith talks about the supply of labor being limited basically due to human starvation.