WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE A GOODLIFE?
One of the critical causes of climate breakdown is our relationship and addiction to economic growth and capitalism.
With the board game Polymundi, we explore what would city living and our everyday lives look like if we followed a post-growth mindset.
Grounded in collected research, the game helps to create and envision new stories of living beyond capitalism together with an archive of expert voices and visions.
‘THERE IS NO GROWTH ON A DEAD PLANET’
Post-growth is a term heard often. It is usually in solidarity with degrowth. An important aspect of both movements and visions is that there is a limit to growth. There are limits to how much we can grow, extract, throw away. There are limits to reckless blind growth, and in response we have been seeing a number of new indicators being used that go beyond measuring just GDP. We now measure happiness, wellbeing, health and not just money. For instance, check out ‘the better life index’, ‘the index of sustainable economic welfare’ and ‘the genuine progress indicator’).
It brings us to ask – What is wellbeing? We see wellbeing as a means of staying healthy, about attaining good balance, about
forming connections, creating meaning and having purpose in our lives.
It is about aspiring to ‘the good life’. Polymundi extends the good life
to include the symbiosis of living together with other organisms, human
and non-human.
‘WHAT I PROPOSE IS VERY SIMPLE,
IT IS NOTHING MORE THAN
TO THINK WHAT WE ARE DOING?’
Polymundi creates a moment to reflect. We follow Arendt’s proposal to rethink how we live? how we spend our time? how we work? how we ascribe value? how we spend time together with others?
Polymundi urges us to think and play critically on how to proceed and live everyday lives with a sense of prudence and simplicity which is the ability to act wisely in the face of an uncertain future.
It is about freeing ourselves from cravings and mindless habits.
Polymundi gives us food for thought in how to proceed.
Polymundi urges us to think and play critically on how to proceed and live everyday lives with a sense of prudence and simplicity which is the ability to act wisely in the face of an uncertain future.
It is about freeing ourselves from cravings and mindless habits.
Polymundi gives us food for thought in how to proceed.