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This is a GDP "nowcast," which only involves measurable numbers. The main criticism of GDP is that by focusing on the exchange of currency, it underestimates barter and social exchanges such as are prevalent in developing countries and Bethesda's Fallout series.



Fallout is getting more relevant every day, it seems.


If you're concerned by inflation in XP points earned doing post-apocalyptic errands for people, you've got bigger problems than a GDP decline.




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