jleyank 17 hours ago

The population is shrinking. The economy is stagnant. Unless you're talking about volcanic activity, how is Japan "growing"?

  • Our_Benefactors 8 hours ago

    If the population is shrinking and the economy is stagnant, that would mean that overall the average wellbeing of a person in that population has increased, no?

    • methuselah_in 2 hours ago

      Economy is stagnant because i don't they have much left to achieve maybe as well

bradley13 18 hours ago

It should be obvious: it is possible to reach a stable state. Growth is not the only option, or always desirable.

  • methuselah_in 2 hours ago

    true itself. Once you are developed and everyone is earning good enough to sustain and they are not interested in crap things. Things get really stable indeed.