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harshrealityyesterday at 1:51 AM1 replyview on HN

Can't happen. Western (and most other developed/developing) economies are addicted to number-never-go-down.


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ColdStreamyesterday at 2:39 AM

Pretty much. I have been involved with the much more true to heart environmentalist for decades now and they are basically of the opinion that the most viable path is to preemptively prepare for when various systems start to break.

This is why things like the Dark Mountain project came about - https://dark-mountain.net/about/

This idea is to be like serotinous plants. Seeds and cones that can only open up when the fires come through to melt the resin that holds them shut. In a way this is what the Solar punk movement is all about. Depict, advocate and produce futures that will out last the 'line goes up' society.