I think that's right.
Basically, I think decarbonization is often sold as "Let's build a future that's electric and clean, to keep the world from becoming a hellscape," and I think that message holds limited political appeal.
The message should be: We can build a future that's…
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) July 15, 2025
The liberal degrowth heavy breathing about all they will “have” to take away you from was always doomed to fail. To be fair, there are a lot of right-wing degrowthers now too. Evil no matter which side they are on.