In the words of Ursula Le Guin “[the] power [of capitalism] seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings”.
"Growth and its attendant social structure has shaped the core of the modern Western subject, it has also become evident that a break away from this model will require not merely an economic shift, but the root-and-stem refashioning of our very selves—our practices, common senses, needs and values.
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-21/life-after-growth-a-peek-into-values-needs-and-time-for-degrowth/
Leave the Growth Death Cult
Degrowth is the only hope
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-05-22 10:56:29
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