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> [There is a real fear around shifting from our existing economic system because people believe it gives us social organisation, a sense of freedom, and the ability to be nice to each other. Growth is seen as a social lubricant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/there-is-a-real-fear-around-shifting-from-our-existing-economic/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

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## Other authors on Existing

## More by Tim Jackson

> [“Every society clings to a myth by which it lives. Ours is the myth of economic growth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/every-society-clings-to-a-myth-by-which-it-lives-ours-is-the-myth-of/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [“The overriding aim of this book is to seek viable responses to the biggest dilemma of our times: reconciling our aspirations for the good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/the-overriding-aim-of-this-book-is-to-seek-viable-responses-to-the/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [We have stood up and said continuing growth in the Western world is unjust, inappropriate and potentially destabilising. Having said that, we understand why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/we-have-stood-up-and-said-continuing-growth-in-the-western-world-is/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [Productivity - the amount of output delivered per hour of work in the economy - is often viewed as the engine of progress in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/productivity-the-amount-of-output-delivered-per-hour-of-work-in-the/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [Our own relentless search for novelty and social status locks us into an iron cage of consumerism. Affluence has itself betrayed us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/our-own-relentless-search-for-novelty-and-social-status-locks-us-into/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [Big companies are reliant on institutional investors on a punishing schedule which leads to ruthless behaviour. This form of capitalism with this structure and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/big-companies-are-reliant-on-institutional-investors-on-a-punishing/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [Novelty is adaptive when things are changing and you need to adapt yourself. Tradition is essential to lay down the stability to raise families…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/novelty-is-adaptive-when-things-are-changing-and-you-need-to-adapt/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [The history of jazz for the last 45 years has come through the Monterey Jazz Festival stages. I think there's developed a legacy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/the-history-of-jazz-for-the-last-45-years-has-come-through-the/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [In short, avoiding the scourge of unemployment may have less to do with chasing after growth and more to do with building an economy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/in-short-avoiding-the-scourge-of-unemployment-may-have-less-to-do/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [The default assumption is that - financial crises aside - growth will continue indefinitely. Not just for the poorest countries, where a better quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/the-default-assumption-is-that-financial-crises-aside-growth-will/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [On the mathematical side, you could in principle build a society in which people were fulfilling their needs and flourishing as human beings in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/on-the-mathematical-side-you-could-in-principle-build-a-society-in/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [Questioning growth is deemed to be the act of lunatics, idealists and revolutionaries. But question it we must.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/questioning-growth-is-deemed-to-be-the-act-of-lunatics-idealists-and/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [The philosophical point is that our happiness and wellbeing is not based on incomes rising. This is not just the wisdom of sages but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/the-philosophical-point-is-that-our-happiness-and-wellbeing-is-not/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [If pornographers are among the early adopters of the new technology, then it has definite commercial possibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/if-pornographers-are-among-the-early-adopters-of-the-new-technology/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

> [We spend money we don't have, on things we don't need, to make impressions that don't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-jackson/we-spend-money-we-don-t-have-on-things-we-don-t-need-to-make/)

[Tim Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-jackson/)

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