Subj : Recession to Depression
To : Ogg
From : Boraxman
Date : Sat Jul 23 2022 11:03 am
Re: Recession to Depression
By: Ogg to Boraxman on Fri Jul 22 2022 07:53 am
> I would think that if/when people can be satisfied by consuming
> less, then production/imports wouldn't be an issue.. and all of
> us would settle into a 3 or 4-day work week.
The reason we can't is because we don't really have economic freedom. We only get to control a minority of our economic decisions.
If we had more agency over our economic decisions that we make in our lives, I think we would gravitate towards less consumerism and have that shorter work week.
Most people who are "de-growthers" miss this very important point, and think we can make change without the power to make it. Think about what they say, they only talk about consumption. What is the BIGGEST economy activity that you will partake in? It is (if you lead a profitable life), production, your employment. Because your productive activity is controlled by others in a dictatorial way, you really have far, far less freedom and agency than you are led to believe.
The individuality and freedom of our Capitalist system is a lie. A shabby lie and it is time that people woke up to it.
