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#303 – Steve Keen: Marxism, Capitalism, and Economics
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is Happiness the Correct Measure?
If you talk to people in North Korea, I think they would say they're happy. There's enough food on the table. We have a leader that loves us and we love him. And so your idea of happiness might be very constrained. If you don't know, like ignorance is bliss, ignorance is bliss. But then so is happiness really the correct measure? It's not for the flourish. It's not. The internet in Australia sucks because Labor Party was in control during the global financial crisis. They wanted to bring in optical fiber connections to the house but Liberal Party said it'd be too expensive. When you get people making decisions, you're damn well, know what they're
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