#theprogressillusion — Public Fediverse posts

https://jonderickson.substack.com/?r=1taccx&utm_campaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct All #economists are not necessarily status quo, 'rational actor', growth is great types. I've just read #theprogressillusion and it is what I've been thinking for decades but unable to express (at least without bursting into flames due to rage)

#jonderickson, using his educational journey from student to prof to tell the story of how & why the dominance of economics and the continual growth myth came to be and what can be done to change this, sharpish!

Simply excellent

My new book #TheProgressIllusion is in good company on “A Progressive’s Bookshelf.” Check out Gus Speth’s review in #OrionMagazine. https://orionmagazine.org/article/6-progressive-books-climate-politics/

#TheProgressIllusion of economics is detached from biophysical reality and lacking a moral compass. The fate of people and planet depends on upending the illusion and writing a new story based on care, cooperation, interdependence, and stewardship. (Figure: https://theimpossiblefuture.org/the-end-of-infinite-growth/)

Today’s tyrannies of market fundamentalism range from climate change and mass extinction to failing schools and gun violence. Are these fixable market failures or fatal market features? #MarketsOrBust is part of #TheProgressIllusion

I wrote #TheProgressIllusion because I’m convinced that #economics as currently taught & practiced will ensure a planetary path to ruin. But the mainstream is straining under its own weight & delusions. Now we write a new story & build a new economy. https://islandpress.org/books/progress-illusion

A short Q&A with the #GundInstitute on #TheProgressIllusion, a “story built on hyper-individualism and unlimited growth that is at odds with ecological reality and our innate sense of justice.” https://www.uvm.edu/news/gund/save-economy-save-planet-sustainability-expert

Hi #mastodon. I’m an ecological economist at the #UniversityOfVermont and #GundInstitute. My latest book is #TheProgressIllusion on reclaiming our future from the fairytale of #economics. #introduction https://islandpress.org/books/progress-illusion