That is a very special set of metrics and one could argue the opposite using e.g. social and environmental externalities (social safety net/ energy consumption

That is a very special set of metrics and one could argue the opposite using e.g. social and environmental externalities (social safety net/ energy consumption pP...). The other thing is, is there more real innovation going on or is this just some local hyper optimization of making the numbers go up? I don`t claim to be the judge/arbiter on this matter, guess i`m glad we can compare both on this world