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"The model of sustainable development has predominantly involved the belief in the possibility of constant capital growth. Or, to put it in other words, sustainability has been understood as a source of business opportunities in a capitalist economy.
Now, to speak of growth in the usual capitalist sense is to speak of accumulation based on expansion and non-stop intensive material exploitation for non-stop intensive material production for non-stop consumption. All this at the cost of non-stop pollution and waste accumulation due to the adoption of cheap production mechanisms to maximise profit and due to the fact that, to ensure non-stop consumption, items and services must be designed for disposability and built-in obsolescence."
Now, to speak of growth in the usual capitalist sense is to speak of accumulation based on expansion and non-stop intensive material exploitation for non-stop intensive material production for non-stop consumption. All this at the cost of non-stop pollution and waste accumulation due to the adoption of cheap production mechanisms to maximise profit and due to the fact that, to ensure non-stop consumption, items and services must be designed for disposability and built-in obsolescence."
New article for Miista: https://miista.com/is-sustainable-development-sustainable-thoughts-on-sustainability-part-2
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