This really hits. Especially the point about degrowth not being some cottagecore fantasy. It’s literally just common sense. Imagine if the collective creativity put into trend cycles, branding, and marketing fluff actually went toward care, education, or collective repair. But yeah, that’s harder to sell.
You are spot on and yes - there is a huge opportunity here for us to reassess what we want and need. To cut consumerism and reduce pollution and waste. But will we do it?? Probably not, but I still have hope!
This really hits. Especially the point about degrowth not being some cottagecore fantasy. It’s literally just common sense. Imagine if the collective creativity put into trend cycles, branding, and marketing fluff actually went toward care, education, or collective repair. But yeah, that’s harder to sell.
You are spot on and yes - there is a huge opportunity here for us to reassess what we want and need. To cut consumerism and reduce pollution and waste. But will we do it?? Probably not, but I still have hope!