Hmmm.... while I agree that eternal growth seems unlikely, sadly the argument you use are too closely related to the household metaphor - economies are not like trees or people.
That said, I'm not disagreeing that sustainable stability is not better, just that arguing from these metaphors doesn't really stand-up.
Now you're going to ask me what would be a better metaphor; possibly a steam engine; what happens when we run out of things to burn; how does the train move?
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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