In the current transition, strictly linear GDP growth can no longer be the priority. More stuff does not mean a better life, and indeed it is contributing to our existential crisis. Moving away from quantity of products that can be purchased, we must reorient our underlying sense of value toward quality of life, including within all of Earth’s ecosystems. Prioritizing growth according to its contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) would be a good place to start. These seventeen interconnected goals aspire to sustainably increase global prosperity, equality, and well-being.65
