I bought these pottery cups as a present recently and the joy they give us every day is much greater and deeper than i had anticipated.

Handmade nearby, from Sussex clay, with beautiful earthen colours, they make you feel rooted, connected and happy. Alienation - such a key concept of Marx’s - is also about our everyday objects all being ready made. Of course we need those, but just one handmade object to use daily gives you SO much. Wanted to share this! 😊

#FrugalAbundance #MagicInTheMundane

@pvonhellermannn @Lylamehta @DarkOptimism
Hate to be "reply bloke" but #FrugalAbundance comes from #SergeLatouche, Key #degrowth thinker - maybe even predates him. It's a good concept.
I have this Spanish translation from French and there's a newer book available too. Not available in English I believe.

@Lylamehta i like this very much, #Sufficiency! Very elegant, very good to think with (and more appealing than #Degrowth, if I am honest). I will read this, and more!

I also like #FrugalAbundance, coined here on Mastodon a little while back - not the same, but just wanted to bring the two together here.

Actually, #Sufficiency also chimes with #LeanLogic and #LeanEcobomics which @DarkOptimism introduced me too - really must read that, too

https://chelseagreen.co.uk/book/lean-logic/

Lean Logic - Chelsea Green UK

A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It

Chelsea Green UK
A very good article from #DegrowthLondon's Adrien Plomteaux.
Degrowth aims to achieve ‘frugal abundance’ - resilience
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-08-26/degrowth-aims-to-achieve-frugal-abundance/
Based on an equally good, longer and well referenced academic article (open access). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800924001204
#Degrowth #FrugalAbundance #Framing #SergeLatouche
Degrowth aims to achieve ‘frugal abundance’

Degrowth is about building societies in which everyone is rich – without much material. It is a desirable project to strive for.

resilience

#ClimateDiary We are visiting cousins and are at the local park.

I truly love public parks, seeing families, parties, so much shared happiness, everyone together outside. What more do you need.

#PublicGoods #FrugalAbundance

PS: the soundscape too, all the children’s and adults’ voices - just wonderful

Now following #FrugalAbundance