Since the manifesto advocated taking down industrial society and that hasn't been done, it's hard to judge the productivity of the thing while the outcome isn't known I guess.

Like I said:

>I think it has been long enough to say that the bombings were not productive.

We can revisit this conversation in another 30 years if you wish.

He's had a huge societal impact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrowth. The lack of apparent "productivity" is caused by forces beyond anyone's control (nature of market economies, etc.)

Oh wow, you're attributing this ideology to Ted? There is a long history.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism

I will say that Ted's manifesto certainly inspired me to work on degrowth and alternative ways and I know quite a few others too.