1. I’m not a booster who “wants” this

2. There’s no mechanism by which “we as a civilization” can make the decision you’re saying we can

3. Even if there were a mechanism for it, there’s no way we would actually use it

Sure there’s no physical requirement the train keeps rolling. But there’s something even worse! A web of incentives that say the train must keep rolling.

IMO the only way this slows down is through capital failure. But that will not be due to a decision to slow down, and will (ironically) be just as immutable by people’s personal desires.