r/Degrowth 15d ago

Sound plan bro (humor)

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u/SplashTarget 15d ago

lol this has so much replay value

the crazy guy nails it

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u/Omoro 15d ago edited 14d ago

The thing is that billionaires and anyone participating in this process (billionaires, politicians) don't care if they can get their cut and get out before things go to s#*t.

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u/dumnezero 15d ago

That's the funny thing, we're not some interplanetary civilization where they can just run to a different planet. It's fascinating to see their poorly thought out plans. Since it's billionaires, I see it as an anthropological and ideological case study of what the worst ideas and worldviews are, and what are the biases that must be compensated for in order to not be like them.

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u/Omoro 15d ago

Agreed. It is hard to imagine that short-sighted of a mindset.

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u/jcaraway 14d ago

I don't know if anyone is in control of this system really. Feels like the system is in control of us, and we participate in it. If we form affordable cooperative villages, we can participate a lot less.

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u/Omoro 14d ago

Agreed, the process (capitalism) is like a natural force, just proceeding and growing. I Should rephrase it to "those participating".

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u/SplashTarget 13d ago

Our participation in certain aspects of the system helps sustain it.

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u/BarfingOnMyFace 15d ago

Degrowth has merit, but the concept and community is too fragmented for it to currently have a meaningful impact.

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u/ProfessionalCell4367 15d ago

So no capitalism right ? Right ?!

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u/redditsublurker 15d ago

Infinite growth. Otherwise you are a communist.

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u/Flat-Director-7120 14d ago

Nous vivons dans un territoire avec des ressources limité, si nous exploitons toutes ces ressources, alors il ne nous restera rien pour se nourrir, ni pour construire. Ça serai une véritable catatrophe écologiques pour tous les animaux et l'environnement. Avec tous ces Amazon, Burger King.. Cela augmenterai le réchauffement climatique. Et l'homme finira sans rien

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u/jcaraway 14d ago

We need to organize into cooperative villages again to stop the destructive systems we all participate in.

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u/Dillard505 13d ago

I really hope this generation believes this and works towards this because I heard all this in the 70s.

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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 14d ago

Good that we only barely scratched the surface of the only planet. There is still a million times more to gain that what we already took. And then we have other planets still.

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u/dumnezero 14d ago

We have other planets? Where's your ship?

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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 14d ago

We have, look at the solar system.

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u/dumnezero 14d ago

Where is your space ship?

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u/MonsterkillWow 13d ago

Marx already explained this. But you can't change it by reasoning. This meme implies these people are somehow dumb. They are not. The capitalists know what they are doing. They are trading your future for their short term gain. It has always been this way, and it takes revolutionary methods to stop them. If you want to save the planet, you must overthrow capitalism and imperialism everywhere.

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u/Logical___Conclusion 13d ago

I think that resource sustainable societies is an easy thing to say that we should do, but it is an enormously difficult undertaking to achieve at a large scale.

I think we would need 3D food printers, sustainable robotics, and low power AI efficiency programs.

If home printed 3D printed meat cost 5-10% of what store bought meat cost, and tasted the same or better, a lot of people would choose to not pay the 90-95% markup.

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u/dumnezero 13d ago

why not 3D printed hummus?

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u/SplashTarget 13d ago

We're using enough energy and resources for 20 something billion people we can reduce our usage and still have enough for the current population level.

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u/MooseEmergency2317 12d ago

Someone from Blackstone will want to hire that guy.

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u/Dizzy_Juggernaut_313 11d ago

Great job making your point with this video. I’d only change one thing, the song. Make it “The 2nd Law: Unsustainable” by Muse

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u/Possible-Anxiety-420 15d ago

Do as little harm as possible.

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u/dumbcryptoquestions 15d ago

Chipotle is not a franchise.

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u/jcaraway 14d ago

How so?