"So Putin is BAD cuz is a fascist, but gooder than any filthy commie cuz fascism is good actually"

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    TIL that there was no economic growth in the country that went from wooden ploughs and illiteracy to exploring outer space within a generation.

    • Caocao [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      "economic growth" means "the profits of the bourgeoisie"

      • ferristriangle [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        GDP is so meaningless and elusive.

        You have two households that do a standard amount of cooking, cleaning, home maintenance, ect -> no GDP generated.

        Each household pays someone from the other household $100/day to come over and do the same cooking, cleaning, and maintenance -> $200K of GDP magically appears out of thin air.