> I honestly don't know what this "de-growth" thing is about, it sounds suspiciously like a slur invented to label any sustainable economy advocate so they stop

> I honestly don't know what this "de-growth" thing is about, it sounds suspiciously like a slur invented to label any sustainable economy advocate so they stop messing up industry with rules about how much energy or resources you can waste. I get this as an initial reaction but....why not just Google it before posting a lengthy comment based off of what it "sounds like"? As the sibling comments link shows, literally the first result for googling the term provides a long and detailed history of its proponents. Abs the entire article is written from the perspective of someone concerned about sustainability (without thinking lower economic growth is a feasible path forward), which makes the assumption even more bizarre.