degrowth is basically utopian collectivist command and control systems to dismantle free market capitalism in the name of pursuing some hazy concept of human well being (as defined by experts and technocrats).
it's the venn intersect of "benign despotism" "happy clappy gaia worship" and "economics denial."
"Degrowth is an academic and social movement critical of the hegemony of economic growth perpetuated by capitalism, and calls for an equitable and democratically-led downscaling of production and consumption in industrialised countries as a means to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and well-being"
I like to buy my clothes from charity shops (in the UK - I believe you call them thrift shops in the US). This has simply been a personal preference, mainly because I personally resent forking out good money for bad quality clothing, and I can find much more natural fabrics (pure cotton, linen, wool, silk) in this older unfashionable clothing, since most modern stuff appears to be poly-something…. As I said, personal preference, no moral high ground implied. However, lately I keep coming across multiple exhortations to buy second hand to “save the planet”. Oh dear. If everyone did this, I would have stiff competition for my predeliction for natural fabrics ;) And more to the point, if everyone buys second hand, where is the supply of stuff going to come from? “Degrowth” would mean a finite supply of ever decreasing stuff.
because people are asking:
degrowth is basically utopian collectivist command and control systems to dismantle free market capitalism in the name of pursuing some hazy concept of human well being (as defined by experts and technocrats).
it's the venn intersect of "benign despotism" "happy clappy gaia worship" and "economics denial."
"Degrowth is an academic and social movement critical of the hegemony of economic growth perpetuated by capitalism, and calls for an equitable and democratically-led downscaling of production and consumption in industrialised countries as a means to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and well-being"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrowth
I like to buy my clothes from charity shops (in the UK - I believe you call them thrift shops in the US). This has simply been a personal preference, mainly because I personally resent forking out good money for bad quality clothing, and I can find much more natural fabrics (pure cotton, linen, wool, silk) in this older unfashionable clothing, since most modern stuff appears to be poly-something…. As I said, personal preference, no moral high ground implied. However, lately I keep coming across multiple exhortations to buy second hand to “save the planet”. Oh dear. If everyone did this, I would have stiff competition for my predeliction for natural fabrics ;) And more to the point, if everyone buys second hand, where is the supply of stuff going to come from? “Degrowth” would mean a finite supply of ever decreasing stuff.