> many others have to stay poor if we go down the route of a dematerialised economy is true This not what I meant. I mis-read OPs >> welcome the economic decl

> many others have to stay poor if we go down the route of a dematerialised economy is true This not what I meant. I mis-read OPs >> welcome the economic decline that would come with growth reduction as no growth. If the (slow) growth (magically) only goes to the poor they may indeed eventually catch up.