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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

GDP is a terrible measure of genuine economic output, especially considering that it doesn't center production, but transaction and currency. A system highly financialized like the US, in reality, produces far less than China does, yet the US GDP is larger due to the dollar.

Plus, people still show up to argue all the time.