Shrink the Economy, Save the World? Economic growth has been ecologically costly — and so a movement in favor of ‘degrowth’ is growing.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 24 days ago

Shrink the Economy, Save the World? Economic growth has been ecologically costly — and so a movement in favor of ‘degrowth’ is growing.

MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 24 days ago

Just one thing I believe to be really important in selling it:

less consumption -> less production -> less work

That means degrowth is earlier pensions, shorter work weeks, more vacation time and so forth. For many people chilling on the beach is saving the planet.