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1. jacque+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-11-27 15:14:31
> GDP has no ceiling to it.

Where did I say that?

> And I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of glad the healthcare industry has a growth mindset that “what we have is good enough”.

No, you really don't know about me. But there is plenty of innovation in healthcare, and not all of it is super costly (though some of it is). Like every other industry it is a confusing mixture of regulatory capture, people that really care, people that only care about their income stream or bottom line and people that wished they could do even better. The difference between say 'big pharma' and your average nurse of doctor is massive and to lump them all into one giant heap is not very productive.

> It’s how humans advance. If cavemen thought “well this is good enough” well, we’d still be living in caves.

The 'this is good enough' is a strawman. There are plenty of things that really are good enough, and which have turned into pathways that are borderline extortionist.

And there is plenty of innovation that is not cancerous.

But do deny the reality that short term stock market driven goals of eternal growth are incompatible with a sustainable and healthy society is a non-starter for me, it is so incredibly clear that to ignore it is almost wilful at this stage. "After me, the deluge".

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2. refurb+Il2[view] [source] 2023-11-28 04:05:48
>>jacque+(OP)
But do deny the reality that short term stock market driven goals of eternal growth are incompatible with a sustainable and healthy society is a non-starter for me, it is so incredibly clear that to ignore it is almost wilful at this stage. "After me, the deluge".

Yet here we are - with the most prosperous and healthy nations all based on a model around, what you call, “short-term stock market driven goals”.

May you have give an example? Because I look around and don’t see what you see.

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3. jacque+rmc[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-30 23:23:32
>>refurb+Il2
That's because we're looking at different things. I'm looking at the state of the world in general, the number of people that have to deal with the fall out of all that wealth in terms of climate and pollution. That welfare comes with a massive cost.
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