Grayox@lemmy.ml to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoCapitalism is killing our planetlemmy.mlimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
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minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoMaybe I’m misunderstanding degrowth. Is it trying to decrease GDP? How does it do that? Or is it moreso increased worker rights and protections with decreased GDP growth as a byproduct? Because I’m all for the second version.
minus-squarekmaismith@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIMO Degrowth would have to start with finding better, less destructive metrics than GDP to measure and plan economic prosperity with
Maybe I’m misunderstanding degrowth. Is it trying to decrease GDP? How does it do that? Or is it moreso increased worker rights and protections with decreased GDP growth as a byproduct? Because I’m all for the second version.
IMO Degrowth would have to start with finding better, less destructive metrics than GDP to measure and plan economic prosperity with