Bro is mad that the new genre doesn’t have a lot of visual representation
Wtf is this? Is this person confusing some sci-fi art style with reality?
I think so. I mean, I’ll agree that a lot of the art tagged as solarpunk is utopian, unactionable, and generally gives a poor first impression of the rest of the genre/movement. The chromed scifi megacities with trees stuck to the sides of skyscrapers are about as attainable as concept art of a flying city or a moon colony. If they never looked past the paintings on deviantart or artstation or whatever they’d probably get a pretty skewed perspective on it.
But I’d say the answer to that is just to make more art that reflects the rest of the movement better since the answers and discussions and real life projects are all happening
It’s gotta be a joke, I mean, c’mon, the delivery is right there.
Cam you post original link? I’d love to reply with images of factories with wind turbines and solar panels.
It’s on YouTube
Edit: if I’m being honest this is the second upload because I didn’t want people bullying the kid on you tube.
Apparently this doofus hasn’t heard of batteries or they are commenting in bad faith and know about batteries
Most definitely bad faith considering you can just Google how solar farms keep electricity.
Dude do you even know how expensive those are? You have to pay five bucks for a ten pack of AAs. How long do you think those will power your fridge?
buying non-rechargeable 🤢 I guess if you’re going for apples to apples with fossil fuels this is a good comparison
I diagnose you with capitalism (and the resulting lack of imagination how a better world could look like)
"Solar"punks when it’s nighttime (they revert to fossil fuels 😔) \s
Solar punks with windmills, smh.
Kind of off-topic but I always considered solarpunk to be a somewhat wholesome version of a sustainable future. While the rest of “punk” genres are usually “high X, low life”.
Is it that solarpunk is rather “punk” in the sense of rebellion against the status-quo, or is it something I’m missing and solarpunk also follows “low life” formula?
That part is actually adressed in the solarpunk manifesto:
The “punk” in Solarpunk is about rebellion, counterculture, post-capitalism, decolonialism and enthusiasm. It is about going in a different direction than the mainstream, which is increasingly going in a scary direction.
Thanks, it was a reassuring read, and that answers my question and some more
Like traditional punk lifestyles, its just counter-culture as apposed to “low life”
Going against the grain.
Imo the “punk” in solarpunk is having any kind of hope for the future, in an otherwise dire world.
Not to say guerilla gardening/grafting isn’t inherently solar punk.
It also appears people forgot about the community focused nature of punk. When your set is only 30 minutes how do you fill out a 2 hour show? You have a community of people that play music you like.
I think the “punk” part is about taking a stance, even against the odds and against the system. As such, it can be both revolutionary, and connecting.
It doesn’t matter whether the prospects are good or not. Earlier generations had limited success against the industrial meat grinder, but this time we can do it. Believe in yourself.
Meanwhile the world still building wind solar battery faster than ever…
This knucklehead gives bad AI a run for its money on the idiocy & poorly cobbled dis
what are you going to do when there’s night and no wind?
Umm…battery?
what are you going to do when there’s night
sleep
Battery punk
🤯 I never considered when night and no wind https://www.yahoo.com/tech/california-briefly-used-batteries-biggest-173554740.html
solar advocates when nighttime: 🫨
I do agree that Solarpunk as a genre is extremely nascent. There’s barely anything which could really constitute Solarpunk, much less something cohesive.
Idk solar panels, gardening and in general making due with what you have. I have electricians, botanist, and dyi enthusiasts. That’s such a wide net alone I can’t think of another subculture that gathers these groups and I’m only limiting myself to three.
