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Comment by janalsncm

> like scoring a soccer game based on how far your players run

That’s a pretty good analogy for what GDP is counting, actually.

But I think the larger point is that manufacturing is grounded in something real. It’s a measure of how many tanks and fighter jets you can make, no matter how much they cost to make.

parent janalsncm 1 year ago

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