CV and mad panic behaviour

[Baggers]

Might economies that decouple from GDP as a measure of economic health actually have a chance of profiting from this situation? The reason seems to be that an economy built on thrift and efficiency as a lever, rather than consumption, might see a performance improvement in the current circumstance.

But some think that ideology is anathema to capitalism, philosophically capitalism requires continuous growth. I'm not sure both can't exist if people are willing to change, the problem is a people problem built around different priorities for cost, value, efficiency and utility!

Wow, you raise a terrific existential question or two there, Spotted One. Really got me thinking... could this be the global change in how we live? Have we finally reached the point where this ball in the sky and its peoples can no longer support exponential growth? Time to re-evaluate and change our monetary system? Time to eliminate extreme personal wealth? Wow... this requires its own thread mate... ripper topic.