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Degrowth for Engineering and Engineering for Degrowth
- shortrounddev2 3y agoDegrowth is an apocalyptic death cult more concerned with atoning for man's original sin against nature than they are with realistic solutions for our climate problems
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoThere's some good ideas in here but they're hidden behind a combination of confused thinking and intentionally provocative stances e.g. > Sociologist Elisabeth Shove questions this standard and daringly suggests a controversial pathway for technological design: “…crafting buildings and equipment that do not meet present needs, and that do not deliver equivalent levels of service, but that do enable and sustain much lower-carbon ways of life.” Could engineers design technologies that are oriented away from cultural norms of speed, comfort, and convenience That's basically the definition of a disruptive innovation. Remember when Linux wasn't good enough for phones/desktop/servers on various vital dimensions but excelled on others?