Jennifer Baez
@jenniferbaez
Jennifer Baez
@jenniferbaez
The large numbers of workers who have left their jobs in movements such as the US Great Resignation or the Lying Flat protest groups in China show there is demand for shorter working hours and more humane and meaningful work. Nonetheless, political parties that have put forward degrowth ideas have received limited support in elections. That begs
... See moreUltimately, the people who choose to champion originality a ones who propel us forward. After spending years studying them and interacting with them, I am struck that their inner experiences a not any different from our own. They feel the same fear, the same doubt, as the rest of us. What sets them apart is that they take action anyway. They know
... See moreLocal communities in different parts of the world are making a constructive difference in responding to a plethora of crises: global climate change, political authoritarianism, economic disparities, poverty, war and the threat of nuclear war, consumerism, and a general sense of meaninglness.
They are interested in inner transformation as well as
... See moreBalancing the national economy will require new macro-economic models that combine economic, financial, social and ecological variables. Models such as LowGrow SFC (developed by T.J. and P.A.V.), EUROGREEN and MEDEAS are already being used to project the impacts of degrowth policies, including redistributive taxes, universal public services
... See moreThe Gaia Theory sees planets, at least the Earth, as more than just balls of rocks and mud. They don’t think that Earth has life on it. They theorize that Earth is life itself — it’s living. The Gaia theory states that living things and all their non-living and inorganic surroundings evolve together as a single complex living organism. This
... See more“The real work has nothing to do with anything “out there.” It has everything to do with what’s in you. It comes from you.”
“Enough” is not too little.
The idea of having “enough” might look like conservatism, leaving opportunity and potential on the table.
I don’t think that’s right.
“Enough” is realizing that the opposite—an insatiable appetite for more—will push you to the point of regret.
Reputation is invaluable.
Freedom and independence are invaluable.
Family and
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