The degrowth movement wants to intentionally shrink the economy to address climate change, and create lives with less stuff, less work, and better well-being. But is it a utopian fantasy?
If there was less profit in general from reduced consumption then billionaires would suffer anyway. Degrowth doesn’t exist in a vacuum and it’s part of a broader movement to combat climate change and increase equity. This is very much a left wing concept that has plenty of criticisms about, and solutions to the problems you’re raising
If there was less profit in general from reduced consumption then billionaires would suffer anyway. Degrowth doesn’t exist in a vacuum and it’s part of a broader movement to combat climate change and increase equity. This is very much a left wing concept that has plenty of criticisms about, and solutions to the problems you’re raising