3. The Missing Circle (ECONOMIC GROWTH)
from The Water We Swim In
The episode explores the uniquely human psychology of storytelling, our innate capacity for making sense of data by creating narratives, and how damaging these narratives can be when we believe in them too much. By asking about the story that is most integral to our society, we arrive at the story of our economy: what it is, where it comes from, and what it's missing. Together with some top economists, including the legendary Herman Daly, we question our goal of perpetual economic growth and debunk the idea that it is compatible with a green agenda. We also propose the writing of a new economic story, one that replaces GDP with a new form of capitalism unlike
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