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   Miguel Afonso Caetano (remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 22:41:18 JST Miguel Afonso Caetano

   #Degrowth #Decarbonization #Ecology #ClimateChange #Accelerarionism #Capitalism: "Yes, accelerated production of certain things is necessary to accomplish urgent social and ecological tasks (building sufficient renewable energy capacity and establishing universal public services, for instance), but these tasks are not indefinite and – unlike the objective of capitalist growth – do not require perpetually increasing production. Once necessary objectives are achieved, the level of production can be adjusted in a democratic way according to what is socially and ecologically necessary.

   The power of this approach is extraordinary. Those who wish to unleash technological innovation and production to achieve ecological objectives often hitch their wagon to capitalist growth. But capitalism and growthism limit what we can achieve, for the reasons I’ve described here. Degrowth, combined with a robust public finance strategy, can enable us to overcome these limits, improve our potential for green production and innovation, and enable us to achieve rapid decarbonization."

   https://www.jasonhickel.org/blog/2023/12/21/accelerationist-possibilities-in-an-ecosocialist-degrowth-scenario

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 22:41:42 JST Brendan Jones

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     @remixtures A bit of Hickel to end the year, excellent.