Let’s put some life into this sub. I don’t think degrowth is possible under capitalism because the imperative to degrow contradicts the capitalist drive for the creation of value (valorization) which must always grow under capitalism’
Let’s put some life into this sub. I don’t think degrowth is possible under capitalism because the imperative to degrow contradicts the capitalist drive for the creation of value (valorization) which must always grow under capitalism’
prefigurative politics – degrowth can happen within capitalism, but I see it as “in spite of” rather than “because of”
Love it. Now I have a word for it!
I like prefigurative politics, but how prefigurative politics exists today is at the margins of economics and politics. Degrowth is a whole-society paradigm, not something that can be built as dual power or as alternative projects within capitalism. Of course, I will continue to support and practice prefigurative politics, but prefiguration alone cannot affect the billionaires and fossil capital.