Solutions to nonexistent problems don't generate any GDP. Not fighting off aliens is bad for the economy. IMO way too much attention goes to beating around the

Solutions to nonexistent problems don't generate any GDP. Not fighting off aliens is bad for the economy. IMO way too much attention goes to beating around the bush when we need to take a step back and ask some more abstract questions about exactly what our goal as a society should be. There are some hard questions out there that are not getting enough attention.