Is there good reading on how primitivism rectifies the problems created by civilization before blowing it up? Haven’t done any reading on primitivism so I may be asking about a well tread subject.
I actually haven’t read all that much about primitivism myself. It’s more popular in the environmental movement than in other leftist circles afaik. And while I support environmentalist causes, and agree that unfettered exploitation of both people and natural resources causes huge harm and that massive structural change is needed, I still don’t think retreating from modernity is the only (or even preferable) answer to environmental or social issues.
Is there good reading on how primitivism rectifies the problems created by civilization before blowing it up? Haven’t done any reading on primitivism so I may be asking about a well tread subject.
This one is a good read: https://ecology.iww.org/node/3595. There’s also an argument in favor of anarcho-primitivism here, for some balance, I guess: https://medium.com/@cookieman6943/why-anarcho-primitivism-is-the-only-way-forwards-for-environmentalism-d39e75c8f0b6, but it does little to refute the points made in the first article.
I actually haven’t read all that much about primitivism myself. It’s more popular in the environmental movement than in other leftist circles afaik. And while I support environmentalist causes, and agree that unfettered exploitation of both people and natural resources causes huge harm and that massive structural change is needed, I still don’t think retreating from modernity is the only (or even preferable) answer to environmental or social issues.