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It's funny, I commented about this a few months back saying happiness is a better indicator than GDP and people were so offended by the mere suggestion. Edit:
by alexfromapex 4y ago
It's funny, I commented about this a few months back saying happiness is a better indicator than GDP and people were so offended by the mere suggestion.
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Clearly no one is offended, hyperbole is a lost art form, and happiness is at all-time highs judging by the responses I got.
- robertlagrant 4y ago> people were so offended by the mere suggestion That seems a large stretch when describing someone called "blocked_again" asking "is this sarcasm?"
- alexfromapex 4y agoI don't think it's a stretch, asking if it's sarcasm is a pretty charged response.
- pessimizer 4y ago"People" is the stretch, if it was "person."
- robertlagrant 4y agoAlso, no one appeared to be offended.
- alexfromapex 4y agoShall we argue about something we can only speculate about?
- robertlagrant 4y agoI don't think there's an argument for what you were saying. If you disagree, feel free to justify. You keep replying, so I'm curious as to where you want to go with this.
- alexfromapex 4y agoSorry I am not as much of a pedant as you would like.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoIndicator of what and for what?
- alexfromapex 4y agoOf the real performance of the economy.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoCircular logic. Happiness is a better metric of how well the economy is producing happiness. GDP is is a better metric of how well the economy is producing products. This of course ignores the core questions of IF the economy produces happiness, CAN he economy produce happiness, and how the relationship might work.
- alexfromapex 4y ago> how well the economy is producing happiness. This is what is being measured. It is the "real" progress happening in the economy. There's no circular logic, you can measure multiple things at once.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoWhy do you say it is real? Economy is but one factor that maybe feeds into happiness.