It's not about going without that GDP, it's about redirecting it. Simplified example: pay 6% of the population to plant trees. > and the 1% simply never will

It's not about going without that GDP, it's about redirecting it. Simplified example: pay 6% of the population to plant trees. > and the 1% simply never will because they don’t give a shit about anyone but themselves. That's a lot closer to why we won't do it. Because as a species we can't act for the long term.