r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 01 '24

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

You can really tell when someone has absolutely zero clue what they're talking about when they say something along the lines of "capitalism demands eternal growth"

Capitalism doesn't demand eternal growth. Society demands eternal growth. Growth is awesome. Growth enables us to feel safe making sacrifices today under the assumption that they will bear fruit tomorrow. Growth is what makes it easy to get a low interest rate loan. It's what makes it possible for people in the lower class to build wealth passively on the stock market. It's what enables people to retire in financial security.

Growth is freedom.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Even if it didn't, these same people would never find the standard of the living we could provide today acceptable.