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If economic growth is indeed highly desirable (see this questionthis question), why must this growth be exponential? With finite resources, exponential growth might hit limits rapidly (or be impossible?). Why not express growth in linear rather than exponential terms?

If economic growth is indeed highly desirable (see this question), why must this growth be exponential? With finite resources, exponential growth might hit limits rapidly (or be impossible?). Why not express growth in linear rather than exponential terms?

If economic growth is indeed highly desirable (see this question), why must this growth be exponential? With finite resources, exponential growth might hit limits rapidly (or be impossible?). Why not express growth in linear rather than exponential terms?

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Why is economic growth measured exponentially rather than linearly?

If economic growth is indeed highly desirable (see this question), why must this growth be exponential? With finite resources, exponential growth might hit limits rapidly (or be impossible?). Why not express growth in linear rather than exponential terms?