GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is a number that shows how well a country's economy is doing. But it has some important downsides.

1. Limitations of GDP:

   • It doesn’t show inequality: Sometimes, when GDP goes up, only a few wealthy people benefit from it.
   • It ignores unpaid work: Things like volunteering or taking care of family members at home don’t count, even though they are very important.
   • It neglects the environment: When the economy grows, it can harm the environment, but this isn't reflected in the GDP numbers.

2. Potential Solutions:

   • Use other measures alongside GDP, like the Gini coefficient, to understand how money is shared among people.
   • Add new ways to measure social well-being and environmental health when looking at the economy.
   • Support plans that help everyone share in economic growth, so more people can benefit as GDP rises.

By fixing these issues, we can get a better picture of how healthy the economy really is.