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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by MrMakabar to c/degrowth
 

Great news! It is clearly catching on in the states as well.

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[–] g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And is this supposed to convince me that -75% emissions for -5% growth is a bad trade? Cause that seems like a great deal to me.

[–] MrMakabar 2 points 3 months ago

The 2007-2009 recession was 4.3% in the US and that did not really hurt the US so badly as to destroy the country. But yes it is supposed to.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Eh, it's an opinion piece.