What exactly is degrowth?

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Degrowth is the only way out of the current climate crisis and all the other problems caused by it. But what exactly is degrowth? Here is a great definition of the term by Dr Jason Hickel:

Degrowth stands for de-colonization, de-enclosure of commons, de-commodification of public goods, de-intensification of everyday life, the de-thingification of humans and nature, and the de-escalation of ecological crisis.

There are a lot of ‘de-’ processes to add to the list. For example: de-militarization, de-bureaucratization, de-monetization…

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I believe in this concept but are you saying the word ‘growth’ has been abused to the point it clearly means bad? Because growth should only mean better.

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There are contexts in which ‘growth’ describe negative results such as when it comes to cancer cells. Here is an interesting article this topic:

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