• JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      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

  • lefaucet@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    Cam you post original link? I’d love to reply with images of factories with wind turbines and solar panels.

    • blindbunny@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      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.

  • x4740N@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Apparently this doofus hasn’t heard of batteries or they are commenting in bad faith and know about batteries

    • blindbunny@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Most definitely bad faith considering you can just Google how solar farms keep electricity.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      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?

      • TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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        2 months ago

        buying non-rechargeable 🤢 I guess if you’re going for apples to apples with fossil fuels this is a good comparison

  • Lordbaum@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    I diagnose you with capitalism (and the resulting lack of imagination how a better world could look like)

  • lad@programming.devEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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?

    • AccountMaker@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      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.

    • blindbunny@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      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.

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      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.

  • dillekant@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    I do agree that Solarpunk as a genre is extremely nascent. There’s barely anything which could really constitute Solarpunk, much less something cohesive.

    • blindbunny@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      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.