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Europe faces ‘competitiveness crisis’ as US widens productivity gap [ft.com] (archive.ph)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But if we're competitive then the only way is up, you then NEED growth.

But that's just NOT possible.

You CAN'T have infinite growth. That's not a thing.

So either you can run after the "cool" kids that are chasing something that's unreachable, or you can come to terms and settle with "good enough" (the later has the benefit of not destroying the planet in the process)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

you can come to terms and settle with “good enough”

Exactly. My neighbour went shopping today. I will have to go tomorrow, but why should my goal be to bring home more groceries than her?

The economy is a tool to supply people with stuff. But it's not a competition. If I have enough food I don't need more. Enough is good enough for me, regardless if my neighbour bought more. Or less.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Our dependence on Russia is currently helping destroy Ukrainian lives, so I'm not sure I can really agree with you.