> It’s just a choice of what metric of scarcity to use. That is an analysis by choice. There are other ways of looking at the world, and at economics, than "m

> It’s just a choice of what metric of scarcity to use. That is an analysis by choice. There are other ways of looking at the world, and at economics, than "measure everything". The "metrics" methods of analysis are useful, but insufficient. Human dignity/happiness cannot be measured, and from the evidence of this New Yorker piece, it is both that the writer is getting from the allotment.