50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn and what’s next?

Re:50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn ... by bpmayer on Friday September 02, 2022 @01:30AM (#32686958)

There is no limit to growth. Innovation is unlimited. Space seems to be unlimited, too.

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Re:50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn ... by bwestergard on Friday September 02, 2022 @10:21AM (#32691194)

You might find "Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist" an interesting read.

https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2012/04/economist-meets-physicist...

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Re:50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn ... by imtringued on Friday September 02, 2022 @03:07AM (#32687550)

Yes growth is unlimited. When we finish growing we can always fight another world war and rebuild. Infinite growth!

Who cares about human well-being anyway!

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Re:50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn ... by andrewjl on Saturday September 03, 2022 @02:05AM (#32699204)

Where do you think human well-being comes from?

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Re:50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn ... by drekk on Saturday September 03, 2022 @01:41PM (#32704198)

Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of a cancer cell. It's antithetical to human well-being, too. If using some humans as objects increases profits, their well-being is, well, irrelevant.

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Re:50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn ... by andrewjl on Sunday September 11, 2022 @04:35PM (#32803031)

> If using some humans as objects increases profits, their well-being is, well, irrelevant.

Do you think it's a necessity to use some humans as objects in order to achieve growth?

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Re:50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn ... by candiodari on Friday September 02, 2022 @06:07PM (#32696254)

In the end, we're all dead.

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