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And that is exactly what New Zealand started doing in 2019[0].

A large problem with metrics is that they have a tendency of becoming a goal of their own. Instead of them being used as mere indicators, we end up with entire countries whose sole goal is to eternally increase their GDP - to the extent that it ends up harming the general population.

People do not solely exist to generate revenue, and it is about time we stop pretending they do.

[0]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/07/11/new-ze...

parent crote 4 years ago

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