@nkoren.bsky.social
I see articles like this and it reminds me of what a terrible metric GDP is. Per-capita, these numbers would be even more stark -- but Japan is so much better than California in SO many ways. It's got its own (very very) serious problems, but I'd take Japan any time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
California overtakes Japan as fourth largest global economy
The US state expresses worries that President Donald Trump's tariffs could stunt future growth.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I see articles like this and it reminds me of what a terrible metric GDP is. Per-capita, these numbers would be even more stark -- but Japan is so much better than California in SO many ways. It's got its own (very very) serious problems, but I'd take Japan any time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thank you @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social -- this is a reckoning that liberals across the entire western world need to have with themselves: youtu.be/VwjxVRfUV_4?...
There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
March 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thank you @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social -- this is a reckoning that liberals across the entire western world need to have with themselves: youtu.be/VwjxVRfUV_4?...