Book recommendation for all things
#eco #activism #systemchange #feminism #resistance #postgrowth
So soothing to read, and the writing is superb; I found myself rereading whole passages for the joy of it.
‘She dreams of a night sky from which the stars have not fled in horror, and of wild-pawed, stinking foxes yapping in a moonlit wood. She can see it; she can almost taste it.‘
#books #bookstodon #literatur
Welcome to post-growth Europe – can anyone accept this new political reality?
> An expert in public policy asks if it will ever be possible for political parties in Europe to be honest about the limits of growth – and still get elected.
Happy 77th, NHS! To celebrate, the government wants you to start hustling. In his searing critique, @ProfTimJackson unpacks how the #NHS10YearPlan turns care into commerce—and Bevan’s dream into a growth strategy. → https://cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/blog-tj-fit-for-whose-future/
We don’t need post-growth to save the planet.
We need it to save ourselves from disposable products, extractive jobs, and a failing economy built on infinite growth.
Read the new post:
https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/heal-capitalism-not-the-planet-why-the-post-growth-story-needs-a-rewrite/
If we want to break the status quo beyond greenwashing, we must rethink how capital flows, enabling public banks and funds to buy time for clean energy’s growth.
My latest blog post dives into this problem and proposes solutions:
https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/upfront-capital-kills-clean-energy-lets-fix-that/
Thank you for this important thread — it highlights how fossil fuel funding doesn’t just distort research agendas, but also reflects deeper systemic barriers to climate action.
One core barrier is financial timing: fossil fuel projects attract capital because their upfront costs are low and returns come fast, while clean energy demands heavy upfront investment despite being cheaper long-term.
Clean energy is cheaper over its lifetime—but upfront capital blocks its growth. Fossil fuels win not because they’re better, but because they fit short-term finance timelines.
If clean energy is cheaper, the only thing stopping us is time itself. So let’s buy time—for everyone.
Read more → https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/upfront-capital-kills-clean-energy-lets-fix-that/
Critical Glossary: New Concepts for Thinking the Age of the Megamachinocene
New concepts for thinking about the era of the #Megamachinocene: #coloniality of #centralPower, #predictiveControl society, #quantophrenicReason, #greatUnreason, #REASONance… So many tools for deciphering the ecological #crisis, #technologicalDomination, and the quest for a living and collective #reason.
New blog post:
"The next trillionaires will be recyclers, not extractors."
A glimpse into post-growth economics, forever products, and radical sustainability.
https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/the-next-trillionaires-will-be-recyclers-not-extractors/
Join @postcarboninstitute and frontline advocates to discuss the microplastic pollution crisis and learn what we – individually and collectively – can do about it.
Register now for the free webinar on June 24 & receive the recording with a donation of your choice amount: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-05-08/live-event-troubled-waters-how-microplastics-are-impacting-our-oceans-and-our-health/
The UN reports what scientists have known for decades: fertility rates are collapsing worldwide.
It’s not the economy, stupid. And it’s not microplastics, silly.
Fertility collapse is a predictable response: populations adapt reproduction rates when survival prospects fall.
It’s not ideology — it’s biology.
[New blog post](https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/the-law-beneath-all-laws-why-global-fertility-collapse-cant-be-legislated-away/)
@basyl Couldn't agree more! A healthy economy should thrive, not grow! I've written about using taxes to steer society towards sustainability
https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/steuern-steuern-on-the-humanist-function-of-tax/
and reimagining inheritance to return assets to the commons
@makeinplace I've been exploring similar ideas around rethinking the product lifecycle in a post growth economy. By prioritizing sustainability and circularity, we can create systems that meet real needs without perpetuating waste. Check out my latest blog post for more thoughts on this:
Excited to see the work being done at @makeinplace and looking forward to contributing to the open knowledge bank!
Prosperity in a Careless Age | CUSP Newsletter, June 2025 → https://share.sender.net/campaigns/bG1U/prosperity-in-a-careless-age-cusp-newsletter-june-2025
cc #TheCareEconomy #PostGrowth #Degrowth #WellbeingEconomy #CarelessEconomy #ÖkonomieDerFürsorge #ProsperityAsHealth #EconomyAsCare
Three months ago, I thought post-growth economics was about giving things up. Now I see it's about holding on — to what truly matters.
From utopia-writing to blueprint-building: I’ve published a piece on how I changed my hopes about progress, tech, and civilization’s future.
Here is the piece: https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/from-utopia-to-blueprint-how-i-discovered-post-growth-economics-is-within-reach/
Let’s talk:
#PostGrowth #Degrowth #Scarcity #Abundance #Commons #DoughnutEconomics #MastodonFutures
What if game franchise iterations never died, but kept growing smarter—like Python versions coexisting?
Discover why treating game IPs as forever platforms could be a win for players and publishers alike.
Read more → https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/game-ips-as-forever-platforms-learning-from-python-not-disney/
How do we anticipate vital needs through livable #systems?
Which methods feed each other without #waste?
What does #innovation look like when not limited by profitability?
Contribute from anywhere to build an #openknowledge bank.
REGISTER INTEREST: https://makeinplace.org
Yesterday I participated to #TransizioniFest in Airuno (LC, Italy), representing the rather new Italian Post-Growth Platform. We brought an interactive game by DISNOVATION.ORG, fittingly called the Post-Growth Toolkit:
Platform https://decrescitafelice.it/2024/09/post-crescita/
Game http://postgrowth.art/pages/the-game.html
And it was cool!!! The toolkit was originally not available in Italian, but it's covered by CC licence so we could translate and adapt it. We also added a more interactive part at the end, where participants could have drawn, played or illustrated their conclusions with movement. In the end, no one chose the creative options :D they were too caught up in discussions, but I guess that's a win too.
You should check it out if you're looking for interactive but content-packed stuff on #degrowth #postgrowth or #politicalecology
As creation gets democratized, capital cries "deprofessionalization!" But are all those meta-roles in corporations really serving us — or just maintaining power structures? Let’s rethink what overhead ought to be in a world where anyone can build.
https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/when-democratised-production-meets-corporate-bloat-who-pays-the-price/
Valve is a rare post-growth unicorn: no venture capital, no quarterly pressure — just sustainable growth and a thriving creative commons.
But what happens when GabeN leaves the scene? Can it stay true to its values?
Do you know other privately held near-monopolies that resist the corporate drift?
https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/valve-the-post-growth-unicorn-growing-the-commons-playing-the-long-game/
