• HelloThere
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    5 days ago

    Correct; GDP is a dumb measure, and even its inventor said it cannot be used alone.

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      5 days ago

      Yeah we need to be kept employed at around 94% (or at least not 100%) while we starve to death.

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        4 days ago

        Well, technically 100% employment wouldn’t be desirable, that would mean nobody can ever switch jobs or take some time off from working to deal with some personal issues or projects.

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          I think employment is based on those seeking work. So if you take time off, you wouldn’t be counted. It’s a balance in the market that stops wage rises and inflation when there is unemployment. It’s obviously not desirable for the individual.

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          No it’s that wages climb too much when unemployment is too low. The Feds even fucking said it during the inflation. They wanted a higher unemployment rate. Super fucked unless there was ever a basic income.

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      I think of GDP as muscle mass on a body builder.

      At a certain point, it just stops making sense and being healthy.

      Some can’t even put on socks anymore, duh.