• SaraTonin@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Alan and Beth, two economists are walking through some woods. They come across s pile of shit and Alan says to Beth “if you eat that shot I’ll give you a tenner”

    “Okay,” says Beth. She eats the shit and Alan hands her a £10 note

    They walk on for a bit and find another pile of shit. Beth says to Alan “now I’ll give you a tenner of you eat that pile of shit”

    “Okay,” says Alan. He eats the shit and Beth hands the £10 note back to him

    They walk on a bit further and Beth says “you know, it seems to me like we both just ate a pile of shit and nobody gained anything”

    “Ah, that’s where you’re wrong,” says Alan “we’ve increased the GDP by £20”