Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell. -Edward Abbey
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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell. -Edward Abbey
The
global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed.
Jason Hickel • Degrowth can work — here’s how science can help
We are currently trapped in the illusion of growth. The belief that all businesses should grow indefinitely. To expand their business, profits, and workforce… Everything in nature is circular, so there’s nothing natural about this growth craze.
Angelos Arnis • Designing for the last earth
This example shows us that limited growth is a quality of sustainable abundance, whereas attempting unlimited growth can threaten the very survival of an entire eco-system.
Lynn Serafinn • The 7 Graces of Marketing: how to heal humanity and the planet by changing the way we sell
Teddy Roosevelt said, “In pleasant peace and security, how quickly the soul in a man begins to die.”
Naomi Klein • Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
This means sometimes that a business is not supposed to grow beyond a certain point, so that it never turns into an unsustainable wealth-creating machine that just makes money for the sake of making money.