> Do we need “economic growth”? For that matter, what does that even mean? Personally, I’m more concerned with meeting real human needs, ensuring a fair and equitable world for everyone,

For example, social security relies on economic growth for funding. Meeting real human needs is a lot easier when humans are more productive.

Economic growth doesn't just mean people have more money. It means people are more productive. More productive people produce more goods than they need to survive. Those goods can be redirected to people with needs they can't supply themselves.

Economic growth is what has driven the world to be more fair and equitable over the last thousand years.