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[–] John937@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, but our whole economy, and maybe even society itself is built on the requirement and assumption of growth.

We steal tomorrow to pay for today.

If we stop having enough people to grow, we will collapse under the requirements of our system until a new non-growth economy/society is formed from the ashes.

I don't think it will be possible to have a smooth transition to a non-growth or low-growth society since very few people will willingly sacrifice the amenities we pay with in debt, which is paid for by predicted growth.

When that predicted growth goes negative, collectively, we will not be able to afford the things we want, and that will cause mass chaos and potentially even resource wars.