Autonomy or dependence? The Maltese example

Chanic The economy only wants to see human beings as individual consumers, as dependent as possible, employees locked into work, ready to do anything to benefit from an annual « escape ». But this vision runs counter to our deepest, autonomous, spiritual and collective nature. Sustainable degrowth proposes a way out of this dependency, in particular by renouncing mass tourism. Malta is an example of a tourist destination that illustrates the dichotomy between economic omnipotence and ecological impotence. DEPENDENCY OR DECLINE? Twenty years ago, when I joined the anti-advertising movement and the growth objectors, I had the feeling of having found my family of thought, of breaking out of isolation and entering into collective resistance. I also had the impression of having become virtuous (observance of the 10 precepts; ecological footprint equal to 1.5; Nicolas Hulot test, with a score of ‑11) and of finding myself up against villains⁽¹⁾, « je-m’en-foutistes », in a perverse wor …