Thread by @SteB777

I see no evidence @ZackPolanski lost his temper.

The issue of economic growth is far more complex, than being for or against it. It is a vague ill-defined concept, which is not properly understood, by those who advocate it.
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https://twitter.com/Dannythefink/status/1982393121875882359

Advocates of the pursuit of economic growth, as if it's more important than everything else, usually have a very poor, to non-existent grasp, of how economic growth is achieved, and that our economy is entirely reliant on the natural systems, it is systematically destroying.
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Economic growth, is maintained by systematically destroying the natural systems, that maintain both the human economy, and humanity in general. You can't have infinite growth in a finite system, and it be sustained.
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“There are now no non-radical futures. The choice is between immediate and profound social change or waiting a little longer for chaotic and violent social change. In 2023 the window for this choice is rapidly closing.” @KevinClimate

4/bellacaledonia.org.uk/2023/04/18/no-…

Whilst Professor Kevin Anderson is specifically speaking about climate change, this is just one part of a much bigger ecological problem, caused by the unthinking pursuit of economic growth, at the cost of all else.

5/theguardian.com/environment/20…

Ironically, the pursuit of economic growth, will eventually lead to a complete collapse of the global economy. Radical change is coming, whether you like it or not. We can either radically change our system to avoid it, or have uncontrolled collapse.
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