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Description: Modern consumer culture is obsessed with MORE. Economic growth is viewed as a universal good. Yet, the way we use the planet’s resources is unsustainable, pushing us towards catastrophes like climate change, food shortages, and drought. In other words, SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE. Lou explores the degrowth movement, a trend that calls for a simpler way of life. SOURCES & FURTHER READING Alexander’s degrowth lifestyle youtube.com/watch?v=WeNaMlibiak Alexander on life in the degrowth movement theconversation.com/life-in-a-degrowth-economy-and-why-you-might-actually-enjoy-it-32224 Our ecological footprint from the Global Footprint Network footprintnetwork.org/our-work/ecological-footprint Kallis: In defence of degrowth sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800910005021 Paulson on degrowth: culture, power, and change journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/JPE/article/view/20882/20473 CREDITS Writer: Louis Foglia Editor: Wes Latta Supervising Producer: Allison Brown Follow Beme on Instagram: instagram.com/bemenews Twitter: twitter.com/bemenews Facebook: facebook.com/officialbeme