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So you're proposing that we move to a totally shallow economy which provides little in the way of useful service, other than what is essentially wealth signalin
by nnfy 9y ago
So you're proposing that we move to a totally shallow economy which provides little in the way of useful service, other than what is essentially wealth signaling. Meanwhile our consumption remains the same and our carbon emissions are simply offloaded onto other nations.
What problem does this solve?
Additionally, how would you structure an entire economy around solely exchanging goods with no material value?
- comicjk 9y agoI think the idea is to replace more-wasteful wealth signaling with less-wasteful. I don't think this is meant to be a part of the economy which everyone partakes of - it's for people who would instead buy yachts and jets. It seems possible to make private art more cool than private jets, at least in some circles. But I suspect that the overall effect on resource consumption would be smaller than OP thinks.
- tonyedgecombe 9y ago"So you're proposing that we move to a totally shallow economy which provides little in the way of useful service, other than what is essentially wealth signaling." That is pretty much what we have now, basic needs can be met very cheaply in an industrialised society.
- emodendroket 9y agoThere is a significant portion of people spending half their income on rent.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoThere is a significant portion of people living beyond their means, I'm not sure that says much really.
- emodendroket 9y agoOK, let me be clearer then. There is a significant portion of people for whom there is no housing available that does not constitute half of their income.