When you see a word as awkward as "degrowth," the reason is often that there's something that someone doesn't want to call by its real name. And so it is in this case. We already have a word for "degrowth." It's called impoverishment.
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I don’t feel impoverished since I stopped growing. Every organism stops growing at some point. Otherwise it becomes a cancer.
What the degrowth movement misses, is that the focus should be on growing in new dimensions: knowledge, spirituality, art, harmony, wisdom.
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Using euphemisms can sometimes obscure the real issue. Degrowth may sound appealing to some, but in reality, it just means less for everyone. The focus should be on sustainable growth, not regression towards impoverishment.
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