Dr. Elizabeth Sawin✨The "economy" will shrink to fit within the earth systems of which is it a subsidiary. The status quo wants it to seem like that's the debate, but ya' can't debate physics, biogeochemistry, and ecology. The debate is about how much of that shrinking is chosen vs imposed and whether the shrinking subscribes to just and ethical principles or not.
🚲@bethsawin There’s a great intro physics textbook that focuses on the very real physical constraints, if you haven’t seen it: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/980
Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet - Open Textbook Library
Where is humanity going? How realistic is a future of fusion and space colonies? What constraints are imposed by physics, by resource availability, and by human psychology? Are default expectations grounded in reality?