Economic growth makes us all better,
No. Economic growth under capitalism is the problem. Capitalism requires infinite growth on a finite planet, and this is what got us here in the first place. So this is not a sustainable economic system.
this post was submitted on 10 May 2025
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Completely agree. That one was a terrible take.
Growthism is a de-facto religion IMO. The obsession with this weirdly abstract indicator is obviously irrational.
In a liberal democracy, it hypothetically should allow for increased economic mobility, by making "new money" available to people to make their riches. As others have said, this is unsustainable in a finite system.
Another way to allow for economic mobility is to free up some of the "old money" back into the economy.
There are many ways to accomplish this.
"Infinite growth is not sustainable in any natural system" is a daily mantra for me.
Figuring out that many crops do better underneath solar panels should make a big difference as it catches on.
Yep I learned about that too recently. Encouraging.
