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Exactly. This push for economic growth is a recent invention historically. Let’s go back to not fucking over each other or the planet for money. We should aim f
by t-h-e-chief 7y ago
Exactly. This push for economic growth is a recent invention historically. Let’s go back to not fucking over each other or the planet for money. We should aim for 2 billion world population in the next few centuries.
- mc32 7y agoSo go back to what pops were in 1930? If people would level off their mass consumerism and appetite to one up each other we could probably all live well at 1960s levels. But to get back down there it has to be carefully managed to avoid imbalances and collapses. Unfortunately history has some bad lessons for us to learn from; China, the early XX century’s idea of creating new super people and eliminating those of us who are weak or could have undesirable characteristics, and obviously worse. But, we do see education, especially for women along with jobs for them in the regular economy do lead to a quick decrease in TFR.
- dweekly 7y agoRecent? Genesis 9:7
- jdc 7y agoThe verse says nothing about economic growth.
- dredmorbius 7y agoGrowth as a primary focus of economics dates only to the 1950s. I believe it was Paul Romer who was asked at the time to survey the extant literature on growth. His report: there was none.
- chillwaves 7y agoIf you want to quote the bible, then quote the bible. Not everyone can be bothered to look it up.
- anm89 7y agoAmen
- mensetmanusman 7y ago10 million max