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.
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.