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It is worth repeating the main idea here: "Key to the concept of degrowth is that reducing consumption does not require individual martyring and a decrease in w
by rizumu 14y ago
It is worth repeating the main idea here: "Key to the concept of degrowth is that reducing consumption does not require individual martyring and a decrease in well-being. Rather, 'degrowthists' aim to maximize happiness and well-being through non-consumptive means—sharing work, consuming less, while devoting more time to art, music, family, culture and community."
- jacques_chester 14y agoHNers might find reading about Epicureanism and Stocism to be an enlightening addition to reading about Degrowth.
- mseebach 14y agoIt's very rarely relevant to evaluate a movement's goals on it's own, especially when they are so lofty as here. What means are they proposing? In France, it seems they are happily backing the near-total destruction of their economy. I struggle to see how this will allow them to "devot[e] more time to art, music, family, culture and community".
- tomjen3 14y agoThat sounds like something people might say about socialism too. We need only look at the Soviet Union to see how that turned out.
- stefantalpalaru 14y agolook harder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakhanovite_movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakhanovite_movement
- arethuza 14y agoThat really doesn't sound like the Soviet Union at all - which was obsessed with growth through centrally controlled 5 year plans. One of the many reasons the Soviets failed is that they channeled a huge proportion of their national wealth into their military (fearing as they did an attach from NATO) and away from improving the living standards of their citizens.