On: The Star Trek Economy

[eru]

> A capitalistic system can not be run without growth [...]

Several states (eg in Europe) have been running with contracting or stagnant economies for a while. It's not pretty, but they run.

Or what do you mean by "can not be run"?

[gaius → eru]

Steady state means stopping all research, just in case you discover something that upsets the applecart. More accurate to say that no modern economy can be run without trying to grow, whether it succeeds or not.