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> what's wrong with a steady-state economy with a stable human population and fixed levels of demand for goods and services, anyway? Because there's no such th
by solatic 4y ago
> what's wrong with a steady-state economy with a stable human population and fixed levels of demand for goods and services, anyway?
Because there's no such thing as a steady-state economy. You might as well ask why people need to breathe in and out, why can't they just hold their breath?
- asimpletune 4y agoI thought that was pretty funny, but after laughing it made me think… is it? Breathing in and out actually sounds like the respiration equivalent of exactly a steady state economy. Like, I don’t continue to grow in size with each year, thus requiring more breath than the previous year. I grew a lot as a kid/teenager, then a tiny bit as an adult, and now I am more or less the same size (and relatively same breath size) as I will ever be.