Die Weltwirtschaft muss über das BIP hinauswachsen, um eine weltweite Katastrophe zu vermeiden, warnt der UN-Chef
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/09/global-economy-transformed-humanity-future-un-chief-antonio-guterres
Die Weltwirtschaft muss über das BIP hinauswachsen, um eine weltweite Katastrophe zu vermeiden, warnt der UN-Chef
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/09/global-economy-transformed-humanity-future-un-chief-antonio-guterres
8 Kommentare
[GDP was never intended to be used as a measure of welfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_domestic_product#History).
It seems like it shouldn’t be that hard to get off it.
It also reminds me of [this Planet Money podcast](https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2011/10/25/141701559/the-tuesday-podcast-will-economic-growth-destroy-the-planet) from a few years ago.
What will the next phase here look like?
Instructions unclear.
Requesting everyone return to the office full time.
But the line has to go up. There is nothing more important. The numbers must rise or the whole system will collapse. /s
Some economist said something along the lines of „if you look at the wrong metrics you will get the wrong results“
Can’t help but remember that any human benefits of our economic structure are secondary. The only point is to make money then hope people get enough crumbs they can lick off the floor.
Capitalism was a nice way to maximize human innovation for some time and we probably wouldn’t be even close to where we are from a technological & quality-of-life standpoint without it, but we are bound by a finite system of which pure capitalism does not pay full respect to. There will be a point where our very survival depends on creation of a new system, if that point is not here already. We must do work on accountability and better tie means of production and leisure consumption to their long-term environmental impacts
GDP has never been more divorced from actual quality of life than it is now.
The interest rate on American has become to high. We will have limited options moving forward on how to do business.
We’ve already moved past GDP. We’re doing GBP now. Gross Billionaire’s Profit. Everything 99.9% of people work for will quickly go into a few billionaire pockets, and then…well, that’s it.