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		refurb on Aug 8, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We’re in a Low-Growth World. How Did We Get Here? Growth as a result of consumption is destructive....For example, measure growth by how people are becoming more educated." You realize that consumption includes education, right?

KMag on Aug 15, 2016 [–]

But the measurement of consumption is in currency, typically USD. If you get that education via a free MOOC, then its contribution toward consumption measures is the cost of the electricity and bandwidth you used... essentially zero.

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