#Degrowth an Anglicisation of #decroissance (Fr), #decrecimiento (Sp)
Another way to say it: to #decrease
That's the key:
In a world with diminishing resources and greater contamination:
Fewer cars, fewer chemicals, fewer weapons, fewer media channels, less rubbish, less waste, fewer false 'needs'.
But greater health, greater kindness, greater sharing, responsibility, equality, solidarity.
Focussing on what we, the people need and not what the system, capitalism, the property owners need.
@degrowthuk
You’re pointing in the right direction — but the framing matters.
#Degrowth doesn’t have to mean sacrifice.
#PostGrowth can mean abundance — just not the capitalist kind.
Flip the script: from planned obsolescence to legislated longevity, from market pressure to shared stewardship.
Think #FLOSS: repairable, upgradeable, collectively owned.
Work becomes mission-driven — solve a need, share it, move on.
Less waste, more meaning.
@degrowthuk I don’t disagree that it’s going to be tough. But I think we do ourselves a disservice when we frame it as collapse vs. collapse. That’s not a vision — it’s a resignation.
Post-growth isn’t about pretending we can avoid change. It’s about designing change. It’s not the end of growth — it’s the beginning of a different kind: growth in capability, creativity, care. Degrowth of waste, yes — but abundance in what matters.
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Thilo