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that number? 420
GDP would be even funnier as a bit if it was always the same number. Look at the chart! It doesn't matter what anyone does the chart is still the same! It never changes! Change is impossible see the chart!
In 2013, the United States' Bureau of Economic Analysis changed the methodology for how GDP was calculated. R&D and intellectual property were reclassified as investments rather than costs, which increased the reported size of US GDP. Countries that had more high-tech and creative industries would see a boost in GDP while countries known for manufacturing would not see such a large increase. This lead to a perception that the U.S. economy is growing faster or is larger compared to countries like China.
Why would anyone take your idea seriously when they could just critically look at the facts and come to their own reason-based conclusions? It'll never catch on.
Mostly because thinking is hard. I mean it's not that hard but, it is harder than not thinking.
Yeah, but what if my number is smaller than someone else's? I wouldn't like that, so we should be able to fudge the numbers so we can make them whatever we want.
Gary Oldman has played this bit: https://www.youtube.com/embed/sbcBVF_TewY?autoplay=1&start=14&end=79
this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2023
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