Hugo Rait Mei: Degrowth is Socialism, Let's Call Things by Their Right Name

Hugo Rait Mei notes that his anti-capitalism article continues to spark contradictory reactions in the media more than a year and a half after publication. According to Mei, the abundance of emotional counter-arguments proves that anti-growth and anti-capitalism sentiment among young people is far from a marginal phenomenon. He argues that degrowth has the right name: socialism.

Hugo Rait Mei notes that his anti-capitalism article has sparked fresh contradictory reactions in the media more than a year and a half after publication.

According to Mei, this clearly shows that anti-growth and anti-capitalism sentiment among young people is far from a marginal phenomenon, otherwise his article would not have prompted so many lengthy and emotional responses.

Mei goes further in his position, arguing that degrowth as a concept is essentially socialism, simply called by a new name. In his view, things should be called by their right names rather than disguising ideological content with prettier words.