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by Zefiroj 698 days ago
It places a moral judgment on economic growth and production.

Which I find deeply confusing as these precisely correlate with QoL compared to life 100 years ago. E.g. the air conditioner was just invented and way more expensive 100 years ago. With the attitude of "as successful as its least privileged soul", I doubt the air conditioner would be nearly as available today.