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[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 78 points 10 months ago

It's not that radical, we lived with less than this for tens of thousands of years before the industrial revolution.

[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 35 points 10 months ago

This sounds nice for someone in a developed country who has all they need, and is only satisfying their wants. But for most of the world, economic development is a necessity and a lifesaver. Child mortality is reduced, life expectancy and education level increased, child labor decreased, as a country's economy grows. This is not a fringe right-wing idea. This is the very real effect of economic growth in developing countries, i.e. most of the world.

Degrowthers often seem to forget that applying their ideas will literally kill millions in developing countries, by preventing the economic developments that would have saved them.

FWIW, I am not a fan of unbridled capitalism either but think that it is important to consider science in important matters like this and not just go with gut feeling. That applies to both fascism and degrowth.

[-] teddy-bonkerz@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

It seems like the choice is to die from the environmental issues or die from poor health care? There is no way anyone survives with the current state of things.

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