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 Downshifting is possibly the most important but least understood concept related to sustainability. It's about earning less and consuming less, and as such is only applicable to people with a reasonable disposable income - which means mainly (but not exclusively) people in developed, wealthy countries like the UK.
-Human activity is causing [ecological damage](/thna/the_nature_problem), and it's increasing. Two things increase human impact - population growth and economic growth. Global population is beginning to stabilise, but economic growth is still what all governments are chasing. But it's not possible to live in harmony with nature (which we need to do if we want to survive) AND have perpetual economic growth. Sustainable growth is an oxymoron. Downshifting is [steady-state economics](/stea/steady-state_economics) in microcosm. We can't slow down or reverse economic growth if the majority of people just want more, more, more.
+Human activity is causing [ecological damage](/ntre/nature), and it's increasing. Two things increase human impact - population growth and economic growth. Global population is beginning to stabilise, but economic growth is still what all governments are chasing. But it's not possible to live in harmony with nature (which we need to do if we want to survive) AND have perpetual economic growth. Sustainable growth is an oxymoron. Downshifting is [steady-state economics](/stea/steady-state_economics) in microcosm. We can't slow down or reverse economic growth if the majority of people just want more, more, more.
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-‘The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling – they need us more than we need them’ – Arundhati Roy.
+_‘The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling – they need us more than we need them’ – Arundhati Roy._
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-Image: [Polyp.org](http://polyp.org.uk/)
+_Image: [Polyp.org](http://polyp.org.uk/)_
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-Gardening – save money, have healthier food and get more fresh air and exercise.
+_Gardening – save money, have healthier food and get more fresh air and exercise._
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-Image courtesy of [Cait Flanders](https://caitflanders.com/).
+_Image courtesy of [Cait Flanders](https://caitflanders.com/)._
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-Don't fall for '[green consumerism](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/buying-green-perfect-distraction/)'.
+_Don't fall for '[green consumerism](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/buying-green-perfect-distraction/)'._
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-See corporate advertising; give money to global corporations; get into debt with global financial institutions; work hard for global corporations to pay off the debt. It’s becoming the norm, but is that really how you want to live your life?
+_See corporate advertising; give money to global corporations; get into debt with global financial institutions; work hard for global corporations to pay off the debt. It’s becoming the norm, but is that really how you want to live your life?_
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-Extreme downshifting: a £3000 home with no mortgage – not easy, but not impossible either.
+_Extreme downshifting: a £3000 home with no mortgage – not easy, but not impossible either._
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 - [Simon Dale](http://www.simondale.net/) - how to build a £3k house
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