You raised questions and introduced ideas I will be exploring later in greater detail. Basic perspectives of some traditional religions came to mind. Thoreau came to mind. Kant came to mind. You did meander, but what a rich, intellectual journey. It strikes me that I live the sort of lifestyle, without consciously deciding to, Niko Paech (new to me, thanks for that) suggests--although not completely. This is more a reflection of temperament. I remember when my husband first came to my apartment he was stunned because it was almost empty. It never occurred to me that I needed more than a few basic pieces of furniture. My first real job was at an airport. I had to take a bus and two trains, a very long commute, which would have been 20 minutes by car. But I never bought a car, which amazed my co-workers. I won't go on to catalogue the idiosyncrasies of my lifestyle, but obviously post-growth makes a lot of sense to me.
In the past two days I've read three extraordinarily rich blogs that wouldn't be on any other social platform besides Steemit. This is a unique environment, and you prove that again with this post.