How circular economics can make us happier and less stressed

Mar 8

Entrenched business wisdom says that community-led economic systems are pure fantasy. Douglas Rushkoff disagrees.

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In his latest book, Douglas Rushkoff challenges what he calls The Mindset: "A fatalist drive to acquire enough money and technology to rise above and separate from the rest of humanity."
Rushkoff argues that circular economic systems can meet people’s needs while promoting sustainable prosperity.
We could be happier and less stressed if we bought local and supported cooperatives, suggests Rushkoff.

Read an excerpt from Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires by Douglas Rushkoff. Copyright © 2022 by Douglas Rushkoff. Reprinted with permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.

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