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Opinion: Should we really be prioritizing economic growth? (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Betteridge's Law!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It wasn't a good idea in 1920 and its not a good idea now. The good news is we a bit smarter now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A bit of a bait and switch. The article boils down to "raising GDP slightly at the expense of the poor is bad". Something that's not anti-growth, but pretty much conventional wisdom for anyone who actually pays attention to policy.

Hot take, but (sustainably) having more resources is still good, so yeah, we should keep building solar farms and funding startups.