No idea where this thread belongs.
Much has been said about the best kind of society to have and capitalism is clearly the most popular. But capitalism has immense flaws as well. We may be somewhat safe for now but future generations will face the treat of limited resources. And limited resources leads to poverty and oppression. Only a stable population can hope to resolve this, but population growth has generally been the engine from which capitalist nations build wealth. Oh, there will likely be innovation, but innovation only seems to move us from one resource to another. From trees to whale oil to fossil fuels to lithium, the carousel continues to spin. Humans certainly live more comfortable lives now but we still face massive problems in pollution, resource depletion, wealth disparity, unhappy work lives and so on. Is it even possible to reinvent society and economics in such a way that it does not rely on growth for prosperity?
Much has been said about the best kind of society to have and capitalism is clearly the most popular. But capitalism has immense flaws as well. We may be somewhat safe for now but future generations will face the treat of limited resources. And limited resources leads to poverty and oppression. Only a stable population can hope to resolve this, but population growth has generally been the engine from which capitalist nations build wealth. Oh, there will likely be innovation, but innovation only seems to move us from one resource to another. From trees to whale oil to fossil fuels to lithium, the carousel continues to spin. Humans certainly live more comfortable lives now but we still face massive problems in pollution, resource depletion, wealth disparity, unhappy work lives and so on. Is it even possible to reinvent society and economics in such a way that it does not rely on growth for prosperity?
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
~Julius Sumner Miller
