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Continued growth is perfectly possible. We waste so much in our current world. It's actually totally possible to continue "growth," aka increased human output
by urthor 4y ago
Continued growth is perfectly possible.
We waste so much in our current world.
It's actually totally possible to continue "growth," aka increased human output per hour, whilst consuming less resources.
Our economy is merely badly constructed, to not price in waste. Our economic system is designed to produce as much waste as needed if it makes things slightly cheaper.
Charge money for waste.
Charge for excess water use, charge for inefficient heating, charge for plastic waste.
Cash obsessed capitalists will turn green so fast you can't blink, the second wasting our planet's resources costs them money.
- oblak 4y agoI agree with everything but your first sentence. You didn't say infinite growth is possible but is continued infinite?
- urthor 4y agoWell we've got a world of 7 billion people. Maybe 6 billion of those are stuck in a variation of poverty, deprivation or living in a country with awful access to education and other necessities. I'd say we have a good 200-300 years of work to fix those problems. Figuring out "infinity" can happen after that.
- ch4s3 4y agoWell capitalism is all about price signals. If you can price it, it can be optimized.
- nradov 4y agoWhen governments charge too much for waste, people respond by illegally dumping their waste to avoid disposal fees. Waste reduction is good, but there are limits to how far you can push it. As for water, how do you define "excess" use? We have a water shortage in California and it's not because residents are taking long showers or washing their cars. 80% of our water is used for agriculture, including crops that are extremely water intensive like alfalfa, rice, and almonds. Farmers have little incentive to conserve due to the way water rights are tied to property.