There doesn't seem to be anything new and exciting going on these days.
No fads taking everyone by storm. No new technology everyone is discussing (AI is pretty meh at the moment, especially with the censorship). No new entertainment everyone has to see.
Maybe I'm out of the loop but I don't feel I am. Anyone else kinda feel this way?
The GDP is clearly bullshit. If it meant what they said it meant when the West embargoed Russia, Russia would have broken. Instead it didn't seem to have much, if any affect, on the bear. Made them more self sufficient than anything else
GDP includes gov spending, aka printing money, so it's completely irrelevant when considering actual wealth.
and they can just lie. like china does about everything
A country can have very high GDP without trading with other countries.