"Techno-optimists place their faith in innovation; degrowthers place theirs in social movements. Both sides lay claim to being the genuine realists. Each insists that we simply don’t have enough time to do what the other side wants."
from an excellent discussion of degrowth and its discontents by #JenniferSzalai https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/books/review/shrink-the-economy-save-the-world.html