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Re:Ideas Aren't Getting Harder to Find by zahlman on Monday December 15, 2025 @09:40PM (#46284109)
> Through two world wars, the Great Depression, the global financial crisis, and the Cold War, US real GDP per capita has grown steadily at 2% per year.

I can't help but note that while the graph is adjusted for inflation, it is not adjusted per capita.

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Re:Ideas Aren't Getting Harder to Find by jamblewamble on Monday December 15, 2025 @09:49PM (#46284180)
It's a linear line on a log graph. Meanwhile, US population has grown linearly since 1950. Dividing through by population is in the noise.
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