RE: Is economic growth still the solution...?

What we should be aiming for is sustainability. We are buying and throwing away more than ever. In two or three generations that will make for a lot more problems that we should not be passing on to our kids and grandkids. We are not making much in this country any more, but that is no excuse as this waste affects the whole world.

If you go back a couple of generations people were happy enough with much less. We don't have to give up all our luxuries though. Stuff is so cheap now that it has become disposable and maybe we should aim to keep things longer. I do try to buy quality where I can.