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Re:Programming Still Sucks by valleyer on Friday May 08, 2026 @04:21AM (#48060237)
That's not what GDP means.
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Re:Programming Still Sucks by FrustratedMonky on Friday May 08, 2026 @08:04AM (#48061888)
"(GDP) measures the total market value of final goods and services produced"

It can be circular.

MS invests 5 billion in OpenAI.

OpenAI invests 5 billion in MS.

Do have 10 billion now?

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Re:Programming Still Sucks by valleyer on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @06:04PM (#48115209)
No goods or services were produced in your example, so GDP would not be affected. Purchases of securities are not goods or services.
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