We’ve added a lot of subscribers since we first published our deep-dive on what solarpunk is back in 2022. That’s why we’re sharing a concise explanation of our scene in this post. It’s for all of you who’ve come more recently to this newsletter and as a refresher for those OGs who have been with us for a long time (love you guys).
i’m always trying to take notes & inspiration from solarpunk stories about what can be done here & now, so for me, if a story’s setting is post-apocalyptic or society only improved after some extinction event getting rid of most humans, i tend to skip it.
most of us have been consuming (or at least couldn’t avoid hearing about) apocalypse-themed media for our whole lives. i think it’s really important for us as a society to work on imagining a non-apocalyptic world, because we need to imagine something before we can make it reality. 🙌
I’m here because I believe in a world where high tech, human nature, and the climate can thrive in harmony.
Solarpunk is how I think that world would look like.I think the one core belief we all share is a optimistic view about the relationship between technology and environment.
I’m not really interested in policing the term “solarpunk”.
As long as you’re thinking about how to harmonize technology, climate, and people, then you are solarpunk in my book.
I hope it will not involve fascist-friendly platforms like substack.
no tidalpunk and lunarpunk 😔
