The STS system is destructive for the people. While it benefits only few who own big corporations.
Example.
Non-STS country, "socialism".
Your friend asked you to help him build something on his property on the weekend. You went, you talked , hanged out, while building this yourselves. Then you ate home-made food made by your wife who sat at home with kids , while educating kids, and providing high quality, home-made food as well. You may have taken a bus or a rail ...or a cab. You are happy, your friends are happy, your wife is happy, kids are happy. Your GDP contribution is $10.
STS, "Capitalist" country such as USA.
Your buddy (no real friends here) asked you to help him build something. But since your boss told you to work overtime on this day, you could not. You went to work in your own car. Since your wife also has to work to pay bills, she also was at work. You had to hire a babysitter. Your buddy had to hire carpenters to finish his project. You ate crap fast food, as nobody had time to prepare real food. Since you have no real friend, you also went to a shrink that is substituting friends for you.
Your GDP contribution - several $1000 dollars.
Now the real question.
Who is HAPPIER?
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Moral of the story. Until your country's real human productivity (and HAPPINESS) is tied directly to the fraudulent casino paper printing bankster enterprise called "stock market" - you'll be all unhappy but "produce great GPD growth". All the way to the grave.
Example.
Non-STS country, "socialism".
Your friend asked you to help him build something on his property on the weekend. You went, you talked , hanged out, while building this yourselves. Then you ate home-made food made by your wife who sat at home with kids , while educating kids, and providing high quality, home-made food as well. You may have taken a bus or a rail ...or a cab. You are happy, your friends are happy, your wife is happy, kids are happy. Your GDP contribution is $10.
STS, "Capitalist" country such as USA.
Your buddy (no real friends here) asked you to help him build something. But since your boss told you to work overtime on this day, you could not. You went to work in your own car. Since your wife also has to work to pay bills, she also was at work. You had to hire a babysitter. Your buddy had to hire carpenters to finish his project. You ate crap fast food, as nobody had time to prepare real food. Since you have no real friend, you also went to a shrink that is substituting friends for you.
Your GDP contribution - several $1000 dollars.
Now the real question.
Who is HAPPIER?
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Moral of the story. Until your country's real human productivity (and HAPPINESS) is tied directly to the fraudulent casino paper printing bankster enterprise called "stock market" - you'll be all unhappy but "produce great GPD growth". All the way to the grave.