We might also reflect that, climatically speaking, the best thing that can happen in the short term is a global economic depression. Carbon emissions in the U.S. dropped by 11% between 2007 and 2013, mostly because of the Great Recession. A deeper economic collapse would have an even more positive effect, quite apart from the contributions it would make to the sort of systemic breakdown that would facilitate radical change.
Chris Wright, "Three Cheers for the Decline of the Middle Class", counterpunch.com
A drop in the standard of living is the only thing that will save us. Work less, spend less, take it easy. Enjoy your free time and save the world from annihilation.
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| Soviet apartment, 1979. |
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