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[–] dillekant@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 hours ago

Oh, and a minor argument he makes is "the GFC caused degrowth and the people don't like it", yeah some don't, but a bunch of people just looked at their futures, evaluated what they actually value, then did that Ratatouille meme as they figured out their finances. They looked at how much things were costing them vs how much joy they got, and started to downsize.

These are the "millennials who will only work remotely" or "gen z who aren't buying things". Yeah they are still working, but they are working less, they are enjoying life, and they aren't compromising on quality of life for work. They aren't "hustling", they aren't "min-maxing" they aren't "side gig-ing", they aren't even really "FIRE-ing". They're just slowing the pace of their lives and therefore the lives of the people around them.