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"There's only two ways that an economy grows. You either add more people or you add more productivity. That's it."

joins me to talk about American progress, productivity & what he calls "abundance politics" 🎧👉🏼 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ame #ProfGPod

8:53 PM · Feb 2, 2023

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Danielle Vallone

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Great conversation today. Quality guest. Especially liked the Algebra of Happiness comments at the end. Personally I prefer the “uncensored” Scott. The occasional profanity is simply the icing on the cake. It’s authentic & thoroughly enjoyable.

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ha, thx Danielle

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Really enjoyed this episode! Very thoughtful, as always.

@DouglasFarquhar

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Maybe consider that growth is a flawed strategy?

podcasts.google.com

Freakonomics Radio - Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429 Update)

The economist Kate Raworth says the aggressive pursuit of G.D.P. is trashing the planet and shortchanging too many people. She has proposed an alternative — and the city of Amsterdam is giving it a...

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He looks way too young to be so knowledgable about so much.

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good quote

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Our future economy will need re-engineering in unknown ways once automation takes care of all basic human physical needs. Whether this occurs after 50 years or 250 years, unless we extinguish ourselves, it’s inevitable. Can & will all people share in the benefits? Challenging.

@PierogiStuffin

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We don’t need any more people. We need companies that MAKE STUFF to be here, pay taxes here, hire people here.

@PierogiStuffin

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Endless growth is a fantasy that only ends badly.

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@BradcvilleBrad

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Why growth? Why do we always need more?