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Reading—A beer with Baz landing in that amazing des na on we had convinced ourselves “economic growth” would deliver. Rather this is that terrifying moment where all on board realise the plane has been hijacked by ruthless, fana cal interests who are willing to place the lives of all on board at peril in order to further their short sighted, narrowly focused cause. Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 So what to do? How to get out of this? Well, I’ve just been told the person in the window seat in row 26 has just received an interes ng text. It seems that while we’ve all been cruising the stratosphere, others who remained “grounded”, have been working to rescue us- developing new ideas, new plans, new goals, new ways to live, and most importantly a new non-growth, economic system within which we will all thrive well into the future. That person in the window seat in row 26, told the person next to them, who told two other people- one of whom told me, that all we have to do is to use our weight of numbers against the crew- to insist that this plane be landed at the nearest airport. That we be permi ed to disembark in an orderly fashion, walk across the tarmac and get on board those new flights pointed back towards our overshot des na on. Towards that place where human well-being can be maximised within ecological limits, where both people and nature can thrive in harmony over the long term- that wonderful place where we all have the opportunity to maximise our poten al and to enjoy life without degrading the planet! These new vessels have names. They include “Degrowth” “Steady State” “the Donut” and the “Growthbuster!” Look for their friendly representa ves once you disembark. They are already down there, wai ng to guide you onto your next flight. So how about it? How about we force this fu le “growth” flight to oblivion to the ground? Tell the person next to you of our plan, and ask them to tell two people. Let’s form a chain which stretches around the globe. Together, let’s all walk away from the current system, leaving its stagnant, fossil thinkers standing scratching their heads, hands on hips fron ng their legions of angry shareholders and trying to explain why they lied about the promise that what they branded “economic growth” could ever be endless. Mar n Tye, Director, Australian Regional Communi es Chapter, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy Twi er: @mar nrev21