Pioneering economist says our obsession with growth must end
Is not growth inevitable? I hear criticisms of it but is it not what happens automatically when there is competition for resources? 
I can&#x27;t really see what the alternative would be. I mean, ideally if you could just agree with everyone in the entire world that no one should strive for something better, we could stay where we are, but reaching such agreement seems impossible.<p>And let&#x27;s say instead we change direction to reshape society, to become more ecological, more sustainable etc. That will require innovation, labor, capital etc. That is also a kind of growth! Like a child stops growing in height at some point, but continues to evolve intellectually etc.