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Vlad Bunea

@bunea.bsky.social
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Economist, author, YouTuber. vladbunea.substack.com

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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The state of Degrowth in Canada in 2026 youtu.be/-xkpg7qfhlo
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The state of Degrowth in Canada in 2026
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
2025 = (2^2 x 5 + 5^2)^2, or 45^2, btw I'm 45 now, clearly this means this ought to be a good year, yes?
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Supporting and enjoying local arts and culture.
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
My new essay about the importance of perceptions and fundamental values in the aftermath of US elections. vladbunea.substack.com/p/invisible-...
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Invisible Truths behind Visible Wars – 8 Thoughts After the Disastrous US Elections
The psychopathic, narcissist, fascist former president is going to be back in office.
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
…+quit your corporate job and join a worker coop, stop buying status goods, quit the stock market, boycott brands, join strikes, live simply, deeply respect all living life, attack neoliberals with op-eds, suport anti-imperialist creators with money and share their content, read a lot, coordinate
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Will he read it? Or keep it upside down on the nightstand?
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
The stories of the struggles of the Wetʼsuwetʼen depicted in the documentary Yintah (means “land”) are similar to the stories of liberation I witnessed while living under a totalitarian communist regime. I fell Wetʼsuwetʼen because I identify with their battles.
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Think Tanks Lie About Economic Freedom And Risk the End of the World For Everyone (against Fraser Institute and Atlas Network) vladbunea.substack.com/p/the-f-word
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The F Word
Think Tanks Lie About Economic Freedom And Risk the End of the World For Everyone
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
A great book edited by @farhanasultana.com everyone should read! Especially the lovely humans from the sustainability class.
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
It is now evident with some negligible doubt that Russia using TikTok bots has manipulated the Romanian presidential elections to propel a far right pro Kremlin neo Nazi in first position. TikTok is a cyber weapon and must be banned OR fully democratized and moved into public domain.
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
All social media platforms should be democratic platforms or be shut down.
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Felix van Hoften🟥 @felixvanhoften.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
Very insightful podcast series on the landmark report Limits to growth. 🔥🔥🌳🌳🐌🐌 open.spotify.com/episode/3Xvt...
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The Problematique (Part 1)
Listen to this episode from Tipping Point: The True Story of "The Limits to Growth" on Spotify. In the first episode of "Tipping Point," we dive into the early days of the researchers behind "The Limi...
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Felix van Hoften🟥 @felixvanhoften.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
William Petty: 'Labor is the father of material wealth, the earth is its mother.' From: Scarcity by Jonsson & Wennerlind
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dr greg is historicising ✍️💫 @thewastedworld.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Brushing up on the principles of Danish Marxism and Degrowth Communism.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
1. I’ve seen a few people state, replying to y'day’s thread, that the left wing is innately respectful, while the right is innately abusive. I’m very much on the left (some would say far left) and have fought rightwing politics all my adult life. But in fairness I don’t think this is wholly true. 🧵
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daanis @daanis.ca · 23/11/2024
So I'm reading Disorienting Neoliberalism by @blmckean.bsky.social and it's really helpful in understanding wtf neoliberalism IS. But I'm wondering if anyone has written about Christianity and it's role in providing theological cover for it. Because I'm seeing a religiosity here
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Extinction Rebellion Oxford @xroxford.org · 23/11/2024
go.bsky.app/EMDjhiX
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Complexity economist Doyne Farmer writes in his book “Making sense of chaos”: “If I am right, and we can show that sustainability and growth are compatible, sustainability will be easier to achieve. /
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
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Anna Vlasits @annaintegrated.bsky.social · 14/09/2023
Many people take "non-traditional" career paths in academia. My Leading Edge colleagues and I did! We wrote for PLOS Biology about how non-linear careers are increasingly common, but funding agencies and search committees penalize these paths. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Supporting nonlinear careers to diversify science
Those who follow non-linear career trajectories often face disadvantages in academia. This Perspective looks at why individuals might choose non-linear careers and how these benefit diversity in scien...
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Is prosperity without economic expansion possible? “Critics of growth want to bring the economy into harmony with the environment and social well-being. They see a world that functions without constantly wanting more.”
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Is prosperity without economic growth possible? | DW Documentary
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Canada Needs a Degrowth Green New Deal #degrowth #gnd #canada open.substack.com/pub/vladbune...
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Canada Needs a Degrowth Green New Deal
When I hear phrases like “degrowth is just not politically or economically feasible” (1) I suspect a combination of the following: ignorance about degrowth, malicious intent, selfish protection of pri...
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Status quo economics is breaking down. I made a Starter Pack of folks who are progressing ideas, philosophies, & strategies for systems change, including ecological economics, degrowth, post-growth, post-/anti-capitalism, ecosocialism, Modern Monetary Theory, Doughnut Economics go.bsky.app/So5vwTn
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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
List of words banned on “X” which you can now use on Bluesky🦋: Degrowth. Contraction. Antinatalism. Depopulation. Overshoot. Climate Crisis. Elon is a C**t. Ok the last one is a phrase but important anyways
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Alberto Garzón @agarzon.substack.com · 17/11/2024
🧵📚 He creado un hilo con recomendaciones de libros que son útiles para entender la crisis ecosocial. Se trata de una cuidada selección de mi biblioteca sobre temas como la economía ecológica, energía, degrowth, ecofeminismo, economía política, ciencia, recursos naturales... Espero que os guste.
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
When I titled my book "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" I really did not anticipate how hard that phrase would eventually hit.
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
9 Scenarios for How Capitalism Could End In This Century youtu.be/h4He-vSRM8g
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9 Scenarios for How Capitalism Could End In This Century
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 09/03/2024
Capitalism is the Cause of Your Stress (and good news) youtu.be/ilOiNnzt0gE
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Capitalism is the Cause of Your Stress (and good news)
Degrowth Collective website: https://www.degrowth.world International Degrowth Network: https://www.degrowth.netI will NEVER monetize this channel and NEVER ...
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Degrowth Collective @degrowth.bsky.social · 02/02/2024
Hey Torontonians, Feb 26, green growth vs degrowth debate at University of Toronto. Come and cheer for degrowth! 🎉 💚 🌍 Registration link: t.ly/OMlF9
Debate
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
How to Pay for Saving the World (Modern Monetary Theory vs. Degrowth) | DEGROWTHIFY #3 youtu.be/L_knGISlqpI
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
We are not equally to blame for rising temperatures, and recognising that is an important step in identifying possible solutions www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The great carbon divide
We are not equally to blame for rising temperatures, and recognising that is an important step in identifying possible solutions
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 23/11/2023
Free Will , Art, Degrowth (Robert Sapolsky vs Samuel Alexander) youtu.be/PKe5wtGJC4g
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Free Will , Art, Degrowth (Robert Sapolsky vs Samuel Alexander)
We have no free will and art can save us to overcome capitalism.████████████████████████████████Degrowth Collective website: https://www...
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 21/11/2023
[sarcasm alert]: I would like to congratulate Argentina for becoming a country more interesting than the sitcom Seinfeld, famously known as a show about nothing. [meta analysis]: The anarcho-capitalist experiment will surely be a something to watch. Typical for humans to try rock bottom 1st.
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Earth facing dire sea level rise — up to 20m — even if climate goals met globalnews.ca/news/1009836...
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66% www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Perceptions of degrowth in the European Parliament www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Perceptions of degrowth in the European Parliament
PDF | Degrowth is a sustainability strategy that is attracting increasing scientific interest, but is seen as too radical for politicians to accept,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
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Reto Knutti @retoknutti.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
2023 will very likely end up exceeding the 1.5°C warming threshold exstablished in Paris. Details, interpretation and more results in the excellent analysis by Robert @rarohde.bsky.social
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
“A cynic is what an idealist calls a realist.” (from the show Yes, Minister)
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 17/11/2023
Check out my contribution to GTI Forum Experiments in Movement Unity: Degrowth Collective: Limits and Opportunities @degrowth.bsky.social greattransition.org/gti-forum/mo...
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 16/11/2023
When Beckett was asked who or what Godot was, he replied: ‘If I knew, I would have said so in the play.’
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
"Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is supposed to want… [He] is deeply afraid of taking the risk and the responsibility of giving himself his own aims." – Erich Fromm
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Degrowth Collective @degrowth.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
United Nations Development Programme in 2010!: "We find no statistically significant correlation between growth and non-income HDI [Human Development Index] improvements over a forty year period." hdr.undp.org/content/unde...
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
Meanwhile… The Zapatistas have reformed their governance. The new Zapatista system explained: justpaste.it/ag4ul
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
The Hansen paper came out, peer-reviewed. We are on a path towards 10 degrees warming, basically the end of human civilziation as we know it. "Equilibrium global warming for today’s GHG amount is 10°C, which is reduced to 8°C by today’s human-made aerosols." academic.oup.com/oocc/article...
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Global warming in the pipeline
Abstract. Improved knowledge of glacial-to-interglacial global temperature change yields Charney (fast-feedback) equilibrium climate sensitivity 1.2 ± 0.3°C (2σ
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Timothée Parrique @timparrique.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
La « croissance verte » perpétuelle dans un monde en contraction biophysique est un fantasme d’économistes. Ma réponse à Dominique Reynié. timotheeparrique.com/reponse-a-do...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/11/2023
Fantastic @racheldonald.bsky.social interview here w/ Jacob Goldberg on how carbon credits have become a vital tool to suck time, oxygen and life from deeper, systemic transformations www.planetcritical.com/p/exposing-u...
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Exposing UN Greenwashing | Jacob Goldberg
Listen now | UN carbon credit projects linked to protest and devastation
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 04/11/2023
Technofeudalism and Degrowth (my response to Yanis Varoufakis) | DEGROWTHIFY #1 youtu.be/-L1tKQHPJoE?...
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Vlad Bunea @bunea.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
5 Reasons Why Capitalism Is Not Good. youtu.be/Gpp5AHvOmLc?...
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