GDP has plenty of problems, but the mistake is to think that this drive for growth is all top down, or that it's the result of "capitalism."
The drive for growth happens at the individual level. Do you not always try to invest in companies that give you the highest growth rate? Until you yourself can stop doing that, you don't really have any business criticizing anyone else's drive for growth.
GDP has plenty of problems, but the mistake is to think that this drive for growth is all top down, or that it's the result of "capitalism."
The drive for growth happens at the individual level. Do you not always try to invest in companies that give you the highest growth rate? Until you yourself can stop doing that, you don't really have any business criticizing anyone else's drive for growth.