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Japan’s Quiet Rebellion Against Growth: Instead of striving for more, Japan simply chose less (www.dailykos.com)
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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

This is a natural reaction to having constrained resources and being informed about one's choices.

If people had enough money to feel comfortable, and lived in a world that wasn't dying, they would want to participate in society and the economy more.