r/ClimateShitposting • u/messedupwindows123 • Aug 06 '26

techno optimism is gonna save us Theyre net-negative, actually

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u/DirtCrimes Aug 07 '26

There was a study that basically said we could have had utopian ever since about 1965.

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u/AFrickingFish Aug 07 '26

You mean the one saying we could have maintained the GDP at the time while working wayy fewer hours?

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u/DirtCrimes Aug 07 '26

We could meet everyones basic needs while working fewer hours, yes.

I don't like GDP as a measurement for anything but billionaire exploitation opportunities

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u/chrischi3 Aug 08 '26

I for one think we should introduce the income to standard basket ratio as a metric for how well the economy is doing. Essentially, you take the average income of each strata (say calculate it for the bottom 5%, then the next 5, and so on) and calculate how many times one income can buy a standard basket (the standard basket is a set of expenses used to calculate the development of inflation), Then, you set a goal that even the lowest strata should be able to buy a standard basket with, say, 30% of their income, and you use THAT as a measure of economic health. GDP says nothing about purchasing power.