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alexfromapex
on July 29, 2022
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Nobody optimizes happiness
I’ve heard a talk before about how using it as a performance indicator works wonders. Countries need to shift from monetary goals like GDP to GHP.
blocked_again
on July 29, 2022
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Is this sarcasm?
jerojero
on July 29, 2022
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Not sure but GDP really is not an end-all be-all indicator that we should be using.
I think Piketty makes a good argument against GDP if you're keen on learning more about the topic.
alexfromapex
on July 30, 2022
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No it’s totally serious, this has been a huge research topic:
https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2022/insights-from-the-firs...
thematrixturtle
on July 30, 2022
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Bhutan famously uses "Gross National Happiness" instead of GDP as a success metric.
blocked_again
on July 30, 2022
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I guess that explains why people are moving from all over the world to Bhutan.
plutonorm
on July 30, 2022
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