Source: The Peaceful Revolutionist
by David S D’Amato
“Several decades ago, economist Herman E. Daly and philosopher and theologian John B. Cobb, Jr. pointed out that in a ‘full world’ with finite resources, economic growth can become uneconomic when the environmental and social costs outweigh the benefits. We are today deep into this dynamic. I think there are several questions we are duty-bound as rational people to ask at this stage in our adoption and use of GDP: What do we mean by growth fundamentally? What are we trying to grow and get more of? … GDP is not only a measuring tool; it is also itself a political ideology and system, one that is shared around the world, though not universally accepted.” (10/02/25)