The saying goes that “people can imagine the end of the world easier than imagining the end of capitalism.” I know it seems insane but what if we geared society to produce for sufficiency instead of profit? We might actually be able to mitigate the damage from our fossil fuel civilization if we change the mindset of infinite growth. It’s time to start imagining the impossible because everything, maybe even all life on the planet, is at stake if we continue business as usual. In his book Anthropause Stan Cox takes us through the benefits of powering down.
The interview will air Friday 1/16 at 6:30pm or you can find the podcast version here