Should economic growth be the measure of a society's success?

John found it hard in 2007 to imagine success measured other than by growth, yet called McKibben's case against relying on it compelling; in 2018 he said growth is good news only once we learn to share it. Hank argued in 2019 that insulin delivers the same value as twenty years ago, whatever its price says.

Axis: growth is the right measure ... growth has stopped delivering and should not define success

Positions by date: 3 records in 3 videos. The position did not change in these records.

John

date	how	position	video
2007-09-06	first on record	John finds it hard to imagine success not measured by economic growth, but calls McKibben's case that relying on it is screwing our future pretty compelling.	September 6th: The Book Club Returns 00:01:01
2018-07-10	restate	Growing connectivity and wealth is only good news for humans once we learn to live with and share that growth.	The General Crisis 00:03:50

Hank

date	how	position	video
2019-07-26	first on record	An economist would say insulin's value to the economy rose a thousand percent, but it hasn't: insulin delivers the same value as twenty years ago, a healthier, longer life.	The Best $10,000 I Ever Spent 00:01:16