"Growth as a result of consumption is destructive. " I'm sorry, but this is completely ridiculous. 'Consumption' is the primary driver of economic growth, and

"Growth as a result of consumption is destructive. " I'm sorry, but this is completely ridiculous. 'Consumption' is the primary driver of economic growth, and it will always be thus. Without 'consumption' there is literally no economy. If people want to work 10 hour weeks, they can do that, though I should point out, most kinds of work activities, especially the high value ones, don't work that way. Better to work 40 hour weeks for 10 years, save everything, and retire. Surely we need to find a way to clean up after ourselves and solve the problem of fewer resources and more garbage, but in general 'consumption' is good, or else there is no 'work' and no 'jobs' - even 10 hr/week jobs.