The issue is this doesn't look toward the future. With growth, the standard of living currently enjoyed by those in the US will look pitiful in 100 years.
Any proponent of de-growth should spend a few years in countries like Sri Lanka preferably in a village without access to the last 100 years of medical tech, without access to the internet, without modern water treatment.
It feels okay to advocate for degrowth because we notoriously underestimate how much standard of living increases as a result of growth.
Any proponent of de-growth should spend a few years in countries like Sri Lanka preferably in a village without access to the last 100 years of medical tech, without access to the internet, without modern water treatment.
It feels okay to advocate for degrowth because we notoriously underestimate how much standard of living increases as a result of growth.