The question is not whether we will face degrowth, but what we choose to degrow. — (I will keep this short by linking to previous articles.) Degrowth has the issue of being defined or rather framed by what it is against rather than what it is for. “Many of the objections to degrowth have to do with the term itself. Some people worry that degrowth introduces…

I haven’t done one of these in a while. My goal is to keep it to a 4 minute Medium read at maximum, so it may not be as comprehensive as my previous rundowns. To start, what is trickle down? The essence seems to be that we sacrifice emphasis on…

Hulu’s 2020 Documentary — In my last post I talked about what it looks like when someone doesn’t give in to Climate Cope using Greta Thunberg as an example. I recently watched the “I Am Greta” documentary on Hulu and had a lot to say about it which I’ll try to summarize here. It…

Six Major Archetypes Reviewed — I am endlessly fascinated by how we rationalize away our impending societal disruption. I want to see if I could categorize the different ways to compartmentalize climate change effectively enough to maintain sanity. It is my belief that I can fit 99% of people into these 6 categories. …

Two Reinforcing Feedback Loops — The obvious reason is that the more a virus spreads, the more it… spreads. A virus is harder to contain when there are more people in more places who have it. On the other hand, countries that were able to contain the virus early on, are more likely to keep…

Pradeep Taneja — Part 2 Available Here Rural Economic Reform Deng was branded as a ‘capitalist roader’ as he supported some level of market forces in China’s economy. Hua Guofeng wanted to import technology on an unprecedented scale with emphasis on heavy industry over light industry & agriculture in an ambitious (unrealistic) modernization plan. …

Graham Young — Part One available here. This summary is split up by author. This section includes the chapters written by Graham Young. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics “In contrast to the collapse of regimes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, China under Deng has remained one of the few state-socialist political systems.” The two main goals…

By Colin Mackerras — 1949–1978 Historical Background The CPC came about after “a century or so of turbulence, civil war, and foreign occupation.” The CPC succeeded in redistributing hoarded wealth, improving the status of women and minorities, but not without violence especially surrounding land reform. …

I’ve been interested in learning about China’s government and economic policy for a while. Its development over the past 40 years has been historic, but there doesn’t seem to be a consensus as to why. China can be a somewhat difficult subject to learn about. Online discourse is a healthy…