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by jhrmnn 2570 days ago
My interpretation of the parent was that there is some hypothetical point at which basic needs (whatever they are) of all humans are satisfied and additional growth is about more comfort/less work. At that point one could in principle stop with growth. And with very skewed distribution, this hypothetical point is way further into the future than with even distribution.
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> And with very skewed distribution, this hypothetical point is way further into the future than with even distribution.

Yeah, but this is very different from saying growth is only necessary because of uneven wealth.