I sometimes get asked if there is room for ambition in a #degrowth world?
My answer: absolutely – just not in the endless pursuit of personal wealth.
In what then?
The philosophy of transcendentals has one answer. Focus instead on the universal values of:
Truth –> #science and #education
Goodness –> #politics and ethics
Beauty –> #art
In all of these activities, there is almost no limit to how far you can follow your ambition, while still remaining within planetary limits.
Timo Tiuraniemi
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