How to be SolarPunk

[@djstraylight]

Solarpunk is a subtle movement. I think we'll eventually figure out the MetaCrisis and eliminate bad incentives in the system. So many people are worried about AI alignment but never think about how corporations are misaligned with human flourishing. I want my Star Trek/Solarpunk future!

[@SolarpunkSeed]

Solarpunk Postcapitalism = The "MetaSolution" to the MetaCrisis! (in our humble opinion) 🌱

[@ronanodonovan3673]

"Where anti-social cynicism is being sold over the counter without comment, then the only form of rebellion left is optimism" - Grant Morrison

[@tape_stuff]

great point about dystopia being a political tool. what happened to all the hopeful sci-fi of the past century?!

[@subdavis]

There's a lot of hopeful sci-fi being written now. A lot of it is also queer-focused.

[@falconJB]

@@subdavis Yeah, it does seem that the recent dystopias are very straight cis white and the hopeful stuff is much more from LGBT or BIPOC authors.

[@TSBoncompte]

it lead to the current hellworld

[@tape_stuff]

@@TSBoncompte no, capitalism did. especially the part where it develpps towards online markets. if the world outside was healthy, why would anyone spend whole day in virtual realities? it's convenient to make people think there are many dangers and only enemies outside, so you better go inside, put on VR headset and buy Zuck's digital fantasies 🌚

[@NickPiers]

On the point about AI, I'm less concerned about a Terminator-like uprising and more on corporations using it as a new excuse screw over artists and writers (which is one of the major demands of the current writer's strike in Hollywood).

[@falconJB]

Its just showing that soulless art churned out by the corps is no different from a car or a lump of coal, few people, other than those directly impacted, mourned the loss of automotive or coal mining jobs to automation and now we see that few people will mourn the loss of corporate art to automation. But automated art doesn't stop people from being able to make real Art, Art with a soul, and with the internet Artists are more capable than ever of sharing that Art with others and even getting people that love the Art they make to help fund it. The hollywood writers should get fair pay, as all workers should, but don't think they are defending real Art, they are defending the profitability of selling out to a corporation.

[@Shadowclaw1113]

Growing up in a village, and now living in a busy bustling city that is Singapore, I cant wait to have a house of my own so that I can start to grow my own plants and always have cooked food in the fridge to share with my neighbours, I really miss the days when neighbours will help each other and the strong sense of community when i was growing up, people shouting for others to keep their clothes when it starts to rain, when people could just walk into eachothers houses and talk to eachother, those were better times to my little child brain, and solarpunk really reminds me of those times.

[@LemonMoon]

I learned about solar punk through that one oat milk commercial

[@lollipopkaboom]

The future can be bright if we fight for it to be!!! I'll subscribe to anyone who talks about Solarpunk stuff. Great video!

[@SolarpunkSeed]

Wonderful video.. thank you! Solarpunk is the future we actually want.. and can co-create together 🌱

[@dominicvasturia9326]

Yes! I would love to start an earth-ship hobbit town somewhere in my home state of PA where we have a centralized village commons, become part of the "Land Back Movement," and foster a truly green self-sufficient city-town. Elders teach how to live in unison with the land and don't push capitalist agendas, children move freely and safely in their community and are looked after and taught by the all adults within the community, and everyone contributes something. Incorporating bio-hacking would be pretty neat too. I think the biggest limitation would be medical facilities and this innate American requirement of health insurance to get any type of care.

[@richardleduc2193]

solarpunk = future hobbits is a great idea! Thanks for the video.

[@anthonycovert9113]

Awesome video! Thank you for the Ursula le guin suggestion. I have read a couple of her books, “left hand of darkness” and “wizard of earth sea”. She is an amazing author.

[@davyhotch]

I live one mile uphill from a Motorway. Every peak travel hour I see tens of thousands of commuters travelling long distances to work. My neighbour lost 3 hours to traffic after a nursing shift. I always think of commuting/housing affordability as the first sector to improve in a better future. Trains are nice you can meet folks and sleep and not be legally liable as a driver.

[@tetrahedrontown]

Would you rather solve today’s problems with today’s technology, or yesterday’s problems with yesterday’s technology?

[@PacificPlazaRec]

Perfect timing! Were putting out an EP this month thats inspired by solarpunk, d'nb and solar trap (fusion of vaportrap and solarpunk music/aesthetics)- it's called "Gilded Sentience" by Augnos!

[@bobsavage3317]

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[@Mallory-Malkovich]

Hell yeah solar punk

[@Jeffdraws101]

Oddly. Black Mirror's San Junipero was one of the most hopeful futures I've seen in fiction. The "real world" is seen as a peaceful and kind place. People are seen helping each other. Even the male nurse is selflessly helping the main character gain freedom from her abusive family. People are allowed to choose when to die with dignity. We see rolling hills and quiet vehicles. Then there's the whole San Junipero system where it's literally heaven on earth and you can choose to upload to it and live in your happiest times with your friends and family for as long as you want. The company running the servers isn't depicted as having ulterior profit motives, it seems like they just made it because it would be good for people. The only tragedy being those who passed before the system was invented. I like finding hopeful speculative fiction!

[@MrRatherDashing]

The future as a dystopia is also a major religious grift that keeps parishioners both comfortably smug in their pews, as well as complacent and apathetic to issues outside of their church and homes.

[@falconJB]

Never really thought of The Dispossessed as SolarPunk, but I guess half of it is a really down to earth version of SolarPunk.

[@sanderbenson1550]

I'm an aspiring fiction writer who plans to help refine the movement, not just as a genre, but also as the best possible future in reality. Thanks for the video. When I showed my mom solarpunk, she said "futuristic hobbits," though not in those exact words. If you have any advice for me, I'd be happy to listen.

[@joshuajordan6278]

My advice: set a manageable number of words a day, and stick to it. 50 to 400, you choose. Anything over your daily quota is a cherry on top. You can edit A bad draft, but not a blank page.

[@GLC-93]

I think a highly underrated solerpunk beginning movie is the 70’s sci-fi film “silent running”

[@holonicschema]

Hey, thanks for the vid :) I recommend “The ascent of Humanity” by Charles Eisenstein for a deeper exploration on similar ideas!

[@Dinosaur_News_Center]

Ma'am, please stop reading my mind!!! That said, I have never read a solar punk story before.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

You can make a lenseless monocle by poking a needle hole to look through. Business cards are a good thickness for it

[@heymike7037]

Just came across your channel. You are awesome! Keep it up!!

[@Satya.G-_-]

i areived this 8 months late. but ill still do the art. it inspired me.😊

[@MagdalenRose]

Better late than never!

[@PonderosaBones]

It's never too late!

[@johnnyjet3.1412]

Alternative Energy Zone at Burning Man Cory Doctorow ‘The Lost Cause’ a Solarpunk Novel

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

I don't think I've managed to convince a single person to eat dandelions and I'm so sad about it

[@digitaljanus]

We put some in our salad recently and they were great!

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

@@digitaljanus yay! Are you planning to do anything with the roots?

[@falconJB]

I tried them, not a fan of the taste. I'll munch on them sometimes while working in my garden before tastier things start coming in but I don't bother harvesting them for salad. Its too bad since I read they really are healthy for you.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

@@falconJB if you bake them they can be steeped to make a tea

[@falconJB]

@@GaasubaMeskhenet I'm not usually a big fan of herbal teas but I'll try that and see how it turns out. Do you just use the leaves or the whole plant, flower, roots, and all?

[@butterflyrainbowsoul]

What is the movie/source of the beautiful animation of celestial animals in the intro?

[@MagdalenRose]

That's a tourism Oregon commercial

[@butterflyrainbowsoul]

@@MagdalenRose Ah! So after you shared what it was, I looked up "oregon commercial"! And such a funny thing to find! Very beautiful. I greatly appreciate you sharing :)

[@75hilmar]

In Borderlands 3 you start out on a desert planet where stupid aggressive people live. It must be scorching there. Still there's landry dryers everywhere. It took a while until I noticed that although they were living in a desert they were still using dryers. These people really exist.

[@andrewchoi5808]

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[@violettaschmieder2096]

and even going further: its a universal law, like physics, that it takes less energy to break smth than it takes to repair or build it. thats applicable to physical things but also politics. politicians who dont wanna change things for the better jobs are much easier when people are scared, bc they can just keep on pointing fingers at everyone else and harnessing that fear to stay in their offices

[@steubens7]

missed the first post by a couple minutes, what happened?

[@BakersBricks]

Why is there only one like button :D

[@falconJB]

If you turn your screen upside-down there is another, but you shouldn't click it.

[@billypilgrim1]

It is exactly like hobbiting lol. I think Mark Fisher might even call it an exercise in interpassivity.

[@MagdalenRose]

He probably would if he was alive.

[@RobertJWaco]

Like Exxon will change. Stop using your car. Bike, use pubic transportation or carpool/ride share. Demand better from those in charge and vote with your wallet.

[@MagdalenRose]

It’s not that simple unfortunately for Americans who live in outside of metropolitan areas. So many regions have next to nothing for pedestrians, cyclists, etc.

[@SamRandolph]

Also voting with our wallets won't work for most of us because the people responsible for this mess can easily outspend us. Green consumerism isn't enough.

[@falconJB]

@@MagdalenRose Yep, it goes beyond just voting with your wallet, more people also have to vote with their vote.

[@CampingforCool41]

Generative ai is not solar punk. It is destroying creative careers and extremely energy and water intensive. There are different types of ai so of course some will ultimately be a benefit however the majority of the “ai” hype at this time is absolutely detrimental.

[@MagdalenRose]

Yeah, it destroyed my career too. However, AI is going to be part of the future regardless. The question is how do we rearrange our society so that it doesn't have such a bad effect.

[@skank2906]

So it is utopian communism??

[@MagdalenRose]

While Solarpunk takes some inspiration from communism regarding community outreach and support, it's not a core element.

[@futuristica1710]

Why is it that every time there are elements of benefits for more than the resourceful individuals, it’s called Communism? Very tiresome…

[@gabrielpaiva3695]

1. You do not know what means "radical"! 2. It's very ingenious of you to think that IA will solve every thing!

[@MagdalenRose]

1. I do. 2. I didn't say it would. I only used AI as an example of meeting the future with a positive mindset instead of expecting a dystopia.

[@gabrielpaiva3695]

@@MagdalenRose 1. So, radical for me, is relative a origin or belong to the root! 2. Sorry, I expressed myself wrong, to me, being optimistic is not enough, we have to see what causes the problem, or AI will be just a tool to take more of us!