The most important message doesn’t happen until almost the very end. The thing that no politician wants to face up to:

Niko Paech says that’s an impossible target:

"That’s why it’s important to set our sights on a smaller, no longer growing economy … post-growth economy. A different lifestyle is part of that. We declutter our lives, free ourselves of ballast that just costs time, money, and resources and takes up space. Beyond that, we’ve got to extend the usable life of the products around us. Whether it’s smart phones or bicycles, fabrics or furniture. We’ve got to double, if not triple its life. And use many things communally.