| ▲ | How Japan is quietly showing the world how to grow without economic growth(economictimes.indiatimes.com) |
| 12 points by methuselah_in 19 hours ago | 5 comments |
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| ▲ | jleyank 18 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| The population is shrinking. The economy is stagnant. Unless you're talking about volcanic activity, how is Japan "growing"? |
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| ▲ | Our_Benefactors 9 hours ago | parent [-] | | If the population is shrinking and the economy is stagnant, that would mean that overall the average wellbeing of a person in that population has increased, no? | | |
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| ▲ | bradley13 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| It should be obvious: it is possible to reach a stable state. Growth is not the only option, or always desirable. |
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| ▲ | methuselah_in 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | true itself. Once you are developed and everyone is earning good enough to sustain and they are not interested in crap things. Things get really stable indeed. |
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