> The distinctions between countries will become meaningless; Quoth the Internationale: And end the vanity of nations. We've one but one Earth on which to live

> The distinctions between countries will become meaningless; Quoth the Internationale: And end the vanity of nations. We've one but one Earth on which to live. Put like that, doesn't sound bad. > Sounds depressing. Personally, I'll settle for lower GDP. Lower GDP reduces the amount of wealth that can go around. Sure, it won't matter for those who already have a high standard of living. But for others, it would mean a hollowing out the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy of needs to decorate the top.