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There isn't a single definitive progress metric and I doubt there ever will be. GDP and TFP are the best overall economic metrics, but they aren't perfect.
Here's something I wrote about this a while ago, although probably what I would write on this topic today would be different: rootsofprogress.org/met…
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There isn't a single definitive progress metric and I doubt there ever will be. GDP and TFP are the best overall economic metrics, but they aren't perfect.
Here's something I wrote about this a while ago, although probably what I would write on this topic today would be different: https://rootsofprogress.org/metrics-for-progress