siiky
2023/09/14
2023/09/14
en
If we assume the human rights argument is correct & necessary as an unshakeable axiom, and that might well be the case, it’s challenging to see sustainable degrowth.
The dissonance is real! It's like we randomly generated a game state but can't move from it according to the rules. Except, we did get here step by step, it's just starting to look like a dead-end -- WASTED.
The well-being of a civilization's individuals should be their right, according to the abilities and resources of the civilization. I believe that. Therefore the (or at least a) goal of a civilization should be the well-being of its individuals. Alas, the purpose of civilization is not well-being but survival. If not of the individual, then of the group. And there's no lower limit to the shit scale... as long as survival is ensured.
Nevertheless, I hate the brainless masses of people brainlessly ploughing through their shit lives, and/or being complete waste of human beings. I must admit I often feel like a complete waste of a human being myself -- I'm just contributing to the general worsening of the environment, would be better if I wasn't here, etc, etc -- life is just peachy!
It’s not impossible—people can voluntarily give up what the declaration states is their inalienable property (...)
Not certain what you mean by "property" here, but life is a right, right? and many give up on it, in some way due to the civilization they're in. Some because they don't have a hamster wheel to live on, others because of the hamster wheel itself. As if one reason wasn't enough!