Die Weltwirtschaft muss über das BIP hinauswachsen, um eine weltweite Katastrophe zu vermeiden, warnt der UN-Chef

[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?

But the line has to go up. There is nothing more important. The numbers must rise or the whole system will collapse. /s

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

The interest rate on American has become to high. We will have limited options moving forward on how to do business.