‘The Limits to Growth’ (1972) – A Book in Five Minutes, No.1
Channel: ramblinactivist
Date: 2021-09-02

Ramblinactivist 2021/14, 1st September 2021

The idea of these of blog posts is to introduce people to some ‘historic’ books and reports, which I think should be more widely read. To start, I thought I’d pick a book that for years has been vilified or deliberately ignored. Any discussion of its content is shrouded in controversy....

It’s the 1972 book, ‘The Limits to Growth’.

Next year is fiftieth anniversary of ‘The Limits to Growth’. Once again, figures in the media, assuming they decide to cover it at all, will likely do so dismissively. The most curious fact is that the mainstream environmental movement dare not even talk about it in public. Some even try to close down such discussions because they are perceived as ‘negative’.

‘The Limits to Growth’ is an example of the human capacity to measure and project ecological impacts. More importantly, the response to it demonstrates the human capacity to ignore bad news by telling ‘noble lies’ – to the public, but most importantly, to ourselves.

Currently all evidence indicates the prognosis of ‘The Limits to Growth’ is still unwinding as predicted. Evidently our society is unable to deal with that because it has become addicted to growth and material affluence. And like any addict, they will dismiss any message which contradicts that lifestyle.

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