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hunter

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3. Our current measure of "productivity" needs to have a wooden stake driven through the heart.

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 05:38 PM

Nov 2013

We are living in a blood-sucking vampire economy.

What we currently call "economic productivity" is a pretty good measure of the damage we are doing to the natural environment that supports us.

The GDP collapsing might be a good thing, but sadly, the way the game is rigged, people already living in poverty would feel the most pain and the very wealthy and politically powerful no pain at all.

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35 years of global energy efficiency gains reflected in the world's GDP [View all] GliderGuider Nov 2013 OP

I think your formula is wrong LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #1

If the economy was truly decoupled from energy GliderGuider Nov 2013 #2

I see where I got confused now LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #12

Our current measure of "productivity" needs to have a wooden stake driven through the heart. hunter Nov 2013 #3

What do you think the measure of ..... oldhippie Nov 2013 #4

I'd measure economic "success" by the quality of life the least fortunate in a society experience. hunter Nov 2013 #5

But I wasn't talking about "success", but "productivity" ...... oldhippie Nov 2013 #8

Good food, safe shelter, education, and excellent medicine for every human being. hunter Nov 2013 #9

OK, I get that, but ..... oldhippie Nov 2013 #11

Confuses cause and effect. FBaggins Nov 2013 #6

"Growth" isn't always a good thing. hunter Nov 2013 #7

You can't separate cause and effect in this process. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #10