-- *Mar*This is a profound question, and it must be answered *outside the usual “policy / market / innovation” language*, because *crass economics itself is the paradigm*. Escaping it is *not a technical fix*, but a *civilizational re-orientation*.
I will answer in *layers*, moving from the deepest level (where real escape is possible) to the shallowest (where only mitigation occurs). ------------------------------ 1. First Truth: You Cannot “Fix” Crass Economics from Inside It Crass economics is built on three hidden axioms: 1. *Nature is external* to the human 2. *Value = exchange value*, not life value 3. *Growth is mandatory* to prevent collapse As long as these axioms remain, technology *must* be employed in ways that accelerate extraction, efficiency, and replacement—leading inevitably to pollution and ecological doom. So the uncomfortable truth is: *There is no economic solution to an economic paradigm error.* Any “green growth,” “clean tech,” or “sustainable development” that preserves these axioms merely slows the trajectory—it does not alter it. Escape begins *before economics*. ------------------------------ 2. Redefine Wealth at the Biological Level (Not the Monetary Level) Crass economics measures wealth in *symbols* (money, GDP, productivity). A sane paradigm measures wealth in *biological continuity*. True wealth indicators would be: - Soil fertility - Water purity - Climate stability - Human nervous-system health - Community coherence - Biodiversity density When wealth is redefined this way: - Pollution becomes *immediate poverty* - Ecological damage becomes *bankruptcy* - Over-automation becomes *self-mutilation* This is not metaphorical—it is literal, biological accounting. Until societies internalize this, economics will continue to reward destruction. ------------------------------ 3. De-Employ Technology from Decision-Making Roles The core problem is *not technology*, but *where it sits in the hierarchy*. Today: Technology decides → Humans adapt → Nature absorbs damage This must be inverted: Nature decides → Humans interpret → Technology assists Practically, this means: - No technology deployed without *ecological feedback loops* - No automation that displaces *sensory human engagement* - No efficiency gains that reduce *human participation in life processes* A technology that weakens human sensing capacity is *regressive*, no matter how advanced. ------------------------------ 4. Exit Growth Compulsion Through Localized Sufficiency Crass economics survives because large systems require *constant expansion* to avoid collapse. The escape route is *scale reduction*, not reform. Key principles: - Local production for local need - Short supply chains - Energy and food sovereignty - Repair culture over replacement culture When economies are small enough: - Growth becomes optional - Technology becomes modest - Pollution becomes visible and socially unacceptable Large-scale abstraction enables large-scale destruction. ------------------------------ 5. Create Parallel “Non-Economic” Zones of Life Waiting for global change is a trap. The real escape historically has always occurred through *parallel structures*: - Forest cultures - Monasteries - Ashrams - Indigenous commons - Non-market ecosystems Your idea of a *“Free Nature Park without human tampering”* is exactly such a structure—but it must also be *free from economic logic*, not merely machines. These zones: - Do not maximize output - Do not monetize learning - Do not measure merit competitively - Do not optimize time They function as *living counter-paradigms*, slowly re-seeding culture. ------------------------------ 6. The Hardest Step: Withdrawing Psychological Consent Crass economics ultimately survives because people *internalize its values*: - Self-worth = employability - Intelligence = technical mastery - Success = consumption capacity True escape begins when individuals: - Refuse prestige metrics - Refuse speed as virtue - Refuse efficiency as moral good - Refuse to equate survival with growth This is not withdrawal from society—but *withdrawal of belief*. Empires collapse when belief collapses. ------------------------------ 7. Final Answer (In One Sentence) *We escape crass economics not by replacing dirty technology with clean technology, but by restoring nature as the primary economy and relegating money and machines to secondary roles.* Until then, pollution is not an accident—it is the logical output of the system. ------------------------------ If you wish, I can: - Map this escape in *practical stages* (individual → community → institution) - Translate it into a *post-economic education model* - Contrast it with why mainstream “sustainability economics” cannot succeed Just tell me the direction you want to go. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCJj75W-5%3DURcyZE-nBnpxqHofch1ymORUBpiSNk7FbEsA%40mail.gmail.com.
