I’m not disagreeing with you. I have held the belief that neoclassic theory of economics is bullshit since I studied it 20 years ago. I’m just explaining that bullshit which is still used to measure things like development, progress etc.
Each time money moves: one trade happened. Someone bought, someone sold something. It’s all activity. Money moving around fast: a lot of activity, people getting what they want. Money sitting still: stagnation, no work done, no production etc.
That’s the theory. Of course reality is a bit more complicated. People doing volunteer work is often net positive for humanity but won’t show up in economic metrics.
Having to watch an ad first.
Losing money in hardware, insurance premiums, increased security are all nice effects though.
Adming being too greedy and incompetent is the only good thing here. They are
I live in a tiny studio and am considering some sort convenient cooker. What do you cook with it?
Part of me can’t even blame them anymore. They have been built on evil, genocidal plans but great powers of the world have been supporting, pretty much encouraging them for generations now. Has any Israeli leader faced consequences for their atrocities?
Yitzhak Rabin took some steps towards peace with Oslo Accords, and was promptly murdered for it.
In a service business, if you do things right, people think you’re doing nothing.
Imagine having orgasm.