Why must we change our paradigm of growth and consumption to that of “de-development”?
Why the terms are de-development, de-growth, and zero growth seemingly unacceptable to the usual framework of human progress?
How have we been enframe by the notion of growth?
How do we improve our lives and yet reduce consumption?
What are the similarities and differences between Heidegger’s The Question Concerning Technology and Hickel’s article?
We need to change our paradigm of growth and consumption to that of "de-development" for us to have a sustainable economy worldwide. According to the experts, our growth is increasing faster than our speculation that might be one day our planet cannot provide our needs and sustain the resources.
In other parts, the global economy is not fair for every country. Other countries had an excellent GDP while this can’t be helpful for several countries suffering from economical problem and poverty.
Today the change is the same, it is always a constant and the population is rapidly increasing and cannot be flattened the curves. The only thing to handle this issue is to accept and live with it with a strategic mindset that could help as to manage our daily needs and our planet will benefit from it.
In this part of the problem, the idea of de-development comes in. It is an idea of gearing each country towards equality rather than quantity. The development of consumption to give other country needs. Through selfless sharing and gives others a helping hand towards their great future. A future world where there is no country will be left behind towards success.
Why do we need to avoid using the terms of de-development, de-growth, and zero growth? Because it means there is no development and learning for a specific place and for every country that was labeled with it, it is a kind of insulting nor giving inspiration and hope for them to grow and develop.
Since science is the keys to the future and in order for us to move and upgrade our knowledge to the maximum level of intelligence. We need to enhance our capacity and capability in discovering ideas that could be helpful to our planet and to humanity.
We are inframe by the notion of growth in the field of science because of the development and advancement. We were driven by the emotion of excitement and amazed by the inventions that we don't expect it is possible.
For many people, having all the disposal materials which make them rich and meaning in life doesn’t make them feel good in life for we barely known that life starts in simple things which is happiness.
We can improve our lives by starting making good decisions and conducting self reflects on the things that matter, like putting yourself out of the gadgets and start exploring in reality. And also it can help to reduce the consumption of energy.
Another thing is when we give others equity rather than equality. it helps us to reduce the consumption of resources by making donations to the other people who barely need the resources and helping the other nation to arise itself with the help of your resources that gradually help our nature to be preserved rather than to used another resources for consumption.
The works of Heidegger focus on the philosophical and poises of technology while the article was based on the needs of other countries.
The similarities of these two perspectives are the use of technology for development and the effect of the future.
It is also pointed out the notion of growth that gradually helps us, humans, to reflect and unfortunately it is also stated the disadvantages of the technology towards success.
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