"If Labour Party’s objective of an annual 2.5% growth in GDP is met, how long will it take for the British economy to double? While most maths minds might laugh this question away with a quick ‘28 years’, there is value in analysing underlying stakes; our society is built on the hope that its output can double in size with each generation. In other words, we accept a promise of endless growth at an exponential rate, in a world where limited resources replenish linearly."
https://felixonline.co.uk/articles/implications-of-degrowth-on-geopolitics/
@gerrymcgovern Growth is a dumb goal. We should be aiming for everybody being fed, housed, educated to the extent they wish, & have personally rewarding employment.
@Nazani
That was the case in pre-invasion India (the jajmāni system) ... People learnt their parents' trade at home, shared their output with others, had shares in others' output, no money involved in daily life.
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