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> Growth or degrowth are not national policies but individual ones Degrowth as used in the OP article is about macro level policy. For example solar panel subs
by sprucevoid 4y ago
> Growth or degrowth are not national policies but individual ones
Degrowth as used in the OP article is about macro level policy. For example solar panel subsidies, taxing coal and investments in public transportation.
Individual actions performed in the name of "growth mindset" (whatever that means) can like any other actions be stopped, and likely will be stopped if they cause harm to others.
- jiriknesl 4y agoCan you name any country successful in stopping people with a mindset that they want to grow, mainly financially, or into power? In capitalism, these are entrepreneurs. In democracy, these are politicians. In autocracy, these are dictators, army generals. In theocracy, these are pharaos, etc. In nature, these are alpha wolves. Even people proposing degrowth, if they're going to achieve their goal, will have to be power hungry, alpha wolves (no matter how they will market themselves), not that different from people I describe. And they will have to fight constantly. There is no way how to stop need for getting better, getting more, competing, winning...