Continuity_organizer
Continuity_organizer t1_itslkng wrote
Reply to comment by candymannequin in Eli5: I don't understand why there seems to be a general consensus that gdp will continue a trend of growth, and why this would be beneficial, considering the cyclical nature of economies and empires rising and falling. Isn't economic downturn on some level unavoidable or even beneficial? by candymannequin
Totally wrong from an economic perspective though. The poster doesn't even understand what economic growth means.
I would try to explain it to him, but it's quite clear that he's more interested in disagreeing with economists than trying to understand them.
As your own post demonstrates, the biggest problem with trying to teach economics is that people think they already know it.
Continuity_organizer t1_itsnh2a wrote
Reply to comment by candymannequin in Eli5: I don't understand why there seems to be a general consensus that gdp will continue a trend of growth, and why this would be beneficial, considering the cyclical nature of economies and empires rising and falling. Isn't economic downturn on some level unavoidable or even beneficial? by candymannequin
Your post doesn't belong in this form because you're not actually asking a question that you don't understand the answer to.
When you say "I don't understand..." you actually mean "I don't agree..." which is why a ridiculous answer that no economist or economics professor would actually give you is the one you like the best.