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Degrowth ironically growing in popularity.
by solarpunk 3y ago
Degrowth ironically growing in popularity.
- i67vw3 3y agoAnd offshore jobs (china, india) growing simultaneously.
- somsak2 3y agosource for this? what I've seen suggests that this trend isn't growing more than it historically has been.
- i67vw3 3y agoI did not mean necessarily offshore jobs like tech call centres but capital which is sent into 'growing/emerging economies' creating various manufacturing jobs in india/china/SE Asia where human resources can be used 'efficiently'.
- hypeatei 3y agoGood. "Growth at all costs" mindset is not sustainable or good for anyone but the upper echelons of society.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoAlso in this thread: "We demand more cheap housing!"
- HappMacDonald 3y agoThe only possible person who would not value that would be a rentier. High housing costs benefit literally nobody but investors trying to wring ever more profit out of the basic needs of their fellow human beings. They sunk a lot of money into a get-rich-quick scheme and get upset when anyone suggests curbing said scheme for humanitarian reasons. That money must come from somewhere, and everyone who has to constantly finance those gains with no benefit in return will find a way to change it. Have fun!
- s1artibartfast 3y agoA failure to grow supply satisfies both the anti-growth NIMBYs and the rentiers. A case of unlikely bedfellows.
- Paul-Craft 3y agoI'm not sure "growing in popularity" is exactly the right phrase for "coming to accept the inevitable consequences of living on a planet with finite resources," but it's good to hear it anyway.