SmokeyDope@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoThose who live in the US, whats something citizens of other countries aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareThose who live in the US, whats something citizens of other countries aren't ready to hear?SmokeyDope@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agohttps://www.euronews.com/business/2025/01/03/the-poorest-us-state-rivals-germany-gdp-per-capita-in-the-us-and-europe
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoI would rather live in Germany than the poorest US state (or even the richest US state for that matter)
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI moved from Connecticut to Germany and I’m very happy about it.
minus-squareSkunk@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoAnd yet most people living in Europe are happier, safer and live an overall better life. GDP is cool, unless 99% of it goes into someone else pocket and he decided not to share.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThe idea that money-per-human is the chosen metric for success, says a lot already.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/01/03/the-poorest-us-state-rivals-germany-gdp-per-capita-in-the-us-and-europe
I would rather live in Germany than the poorest US state (or even the richest US state for that matter)
I moved from Connecticut to Germany and I’m very happy about it.
And yet most people living in Europe are happier, safer and live an overall better life.
GDP is cool, unless 99% of it goes into someone else pocket and he decided not to share.
The idea that money-per-human is the chosen metric for success, says a lot already.