Martin, on 11 August 2012 - 12:11 PM, said:
Growth is extremely dangerous, and people don't realise it. If something grows 7% every year, in ten years it is double the size it was to begin with. In industry this has massive repercussions. Let's say you take a town, who's population is growing 3.5% a year. In 20 years, that town needs double the resources it had to begin with. Double the food, double the power, double everything that is being consumed. Capitalism is based on growth. In a capitalist society, nothing is better than healthy, steady growth. It's a short-sighted way of life that cannot continue forever.
This chap explains it marvellously.
Because of the name of the video, i refuse to watch it.