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Philosopher and climate activist Rupert Read makes a compelling case for why civilisation is running out of time. Read has long argued that postgrowth is not only desirable and essential, but inevitable — and that the further humanity travels down its current destructive path, the clearer it becomes that degrowth will be required to course-correct. But here he goes a step further, arguing that you don't need to be a committed degrowth advocate to reach the same conclusion he does: that developing a Plan B — a serious backup plan enacted at every level of society — is simply common sense. Whether degrowth is coming through managed transition or through collapse, the rational response is the same: prepare now, cut out the middleman, and move decisively in a Plan B direction. With the hour so late and the stakes so high, Read calls on all of us — whatever our view on degrowth — to face the difficult, possible, and perhaps inevitable futures ahead with clear eyes and urgent action.
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Philosopher and climate activist Rupert Read makes a compelling case for why civilisation is running out of time. Read has long argued that postgrowth is not only desirable and essential, but inevitable — and that the further humanity travels down its current destructive path, the clearer it becomes that degrowth will be required to course-correct. But here he goes a step further, arguing that you don't need to be a committed degrowth advocate to reach the same conclusion he does: that developing a Plan B — a serious backup plan enacted at every level of society — is simply common sense. Whether degrowth is coming through managed transition or through collapse, the rational response is the same: prepare now, cut out the middleman, and move decisively in a Plan B direction. With the hour so late and the stakes so high, Read calls on all of us — whatever our view on degrowth — to face the difficult, possible, and perhaps inevitable futures ahead with clear eyes and urgent action.
RupertRead.net
RupertRead.substack.com
twitter.com/GreenRupertRead
https://bsky.app/profile/rupertread.bsky.social
instagram.com/RupertRead
tiktok.com/@GreenRupertRead
facebook.com/GreenRupertRead
