Let’s put some life into this sub. I don’t think degrowth is possible under capitalism because the imperative to degrow contradicts the capitalist drive for the creation of value (valorization) which must always grow under capitalism’

  • Mambabasa@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    To respond to the post directly, yes it is possible, but we have to fight the capitalists to make degrowth happen under capitalism. It is a fight of words and ideas, most of the time.

    I highly doubt that a capitalist can be convinced to degrow. The very existence of a capitalist and the desire for infinite growth is incompatible with a degrowth paradigm. Nothing less than a revolution can initiate degrowth. Either we will hit the end of growth like a wall of bricks, or a revolution in society implements degrowth.