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My wording was sloppy: I should have said "...many European countries..." or just "many countries", for that matter. My point is that the level of GDP in the Un
by organsnyder 2y ago
My wording was sloppy: I should have said "...many European countries..." or just "many countries", for that matter. My point is that the level of GDP in the United States is not required for a thriving society.
- nradov 2y agoWhat is the minimum GDP per capita required for a thriving society?
- organsnyder 2y agoI don't have that answer. But I see no evidence that the United States benefits—as a society—from our high GDP.
- nradov 2y agoWould we be better off with a lower GDP?
- organsnyder 2y agoI don't know. But we certainly would be better off if we optimized for other metrics besides GDP.
- nradov 2y agoWhich other metrics should we optimize for, and how should those metrics be weighted relative to each other?
- bigtex88 2y agoThis is a bad-faith question and you know it.
- nradov 2y agoI know no such thing. A high GDP per capita might not be required to have a thriving society in the modern world but surely there is a lower limit. It should be possible to at least roughly quantify that limit. Could we still have a thriving society if GDP was cut to, let's say, $10000 per person?