The "conventional capitalist" in me knows that "if your business isn't growing, it's dying." BUT... The burgeoning ecologist in me knows that our planet can't sustain perpetual economic growth.
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@beberlei is pointing out: keeping up with inflation wouldn't increase your business' consumption. Theoretically, your consumption would stay the same; only the price of that consumption would go up.https://twitter.com/beberlei/status/1187945852146536448 …Pokaż ten wątek -
There are more factors that influence a business than just inflation: the labor market, the cost of goods, the cost of energy, competition, the cost to acquire a customer. If any of those costs go up, you'll need to bring in more revenue, and likely increase your consumption.
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The other challenge: it's hard to stop a successful company from growing! "Now the bad news. Let's say all of this works: you create this little company and it's making $30k a month in profit. What happens next? It keeps growing that's what it does."pic.twitter.com/FDA7w0Heov
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This article succinctly describes a lot of my scepticism about "technology saving us" from a climate change crisis. http://theconversation.com/techno-fix-futures-will-only-accelerate-climate-chaos-dont-believe-the-hype-125678 …pic.twitter.com/KAp7nQBHlj
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Than that growth is what you can define as enough, that is something different than wanting to grow exponentially as your highest goal.
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Ten tweet jest niedostępny.
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It’s based on inflation @ 2% - those figures are compounded. The difference is so small over that period at that rate that it just gets rounded out ($612). The spreadsheet screenshot shows the exact numbers it’s based on.
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Seems reasonable. Growth isn’t bad, and 2% is “sustainable”. Efficiency in business should improve, so we would be able to increase the quantity / quality of output too.
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fascinating thread here.
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Feel like growth is a business DNA type of thing, engrained in the culture and people. Not something you can just turn off. But maybe it depends on the type of business as I am tech biased.
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Wydaje się, że ładowanie zajmuje dużo czasu.
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