If people didn't have to work to pay the parasites who own the land they live on, the economy would produce less overall. That's the degrowth hypothesis. If communities had the sovereignty to prevent extracting and polluting industry they don't want from setting up shop, the economy would produce less overall. That's the degrowth hypothesis.

Alright, making a thread on the history of degrowth in the US. Should not take too many tweets -- we're just getting started. 200 years of manifest destiny was all about growth with maybe a few hiccups or exceptions. Fast forward to the 1970s.