I don’t know where else to put this. I’m sorry if it’s in the wrong place and will move it if it’s not appropriate here.

Every time I read anything from so-called solarpunks, it reads like slightly left of centre ravings of doomsday preppers. They seem to love many of the same fascist talking points. For example, individualism self-sufficiency , which sounds a lot like the frontier cowboy fantasies of right-wing nutters. They promote what essentially is subsistence farming, which is a terrible way to live. There’s a reason this kind of shit leads to famine in developing countries. An almost enthusiastic fantasy surrounding primitism and the loss of technology. There are so many issues, I could go on. Unless I’m missing something (possible) I don’t see much appealing about solarpunk because it seems to have a delusional nostalgia for the “good old days”, much in the way conservativism does.

Is it really as crackpot as it sounds? If not, what am I missing?

    • darkphotonstudio@beehaw.orgOP
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      21 days ago

      I think something about the style of writing or terms I’m not familiar with. Some of what I read on social media was off-putting, but it’s likely I misunderstood.

      • Elise@beehaw.org
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        20 days ago

        It sounds like it. To me it’s really a wholesome combination of tech and nature. Like imagine growing up with all the benefits of tech but in a peaceful natural environment. That could be a farm but I don’t see that it has to be.

        • darkphotonstudio@beehaw.orgOP
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          20 days ago

          I can’t think of much I’d rather not do than live on a farm. I’m from the Midwest (Indiana) and it is a backwards, intolerant place full of backwards, intolerant people. They have tech and they still suck. I also hate gardening so that’s also in my bottom 10. The ideals of solarpunk sound nice, but I don’t know how well that would play out in reality. I probably wouldn’t like it.

          • Elise@beehaw.org
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            20 days ago

            Oh I know what that’s like, it sucks. And I used to dislike nature too, so I get that.

            Sure good question how that would play out. We can also wonder that about the culture we live in right now.

            What kind of society would you like? I wonder what you think of art deco such as the Chrysler building.

            • darkphotonstudio@beehaw.orgOP
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              20 days ago

              What kind of society would you like?

              Oh jeez, I’m not going to try and tackle that question right now, but I will say I’d like a much fairer one where people are taken care of.

              I wonder what you think of art deco such as the Chrysler building.

              I love Art Deco! The Chrysler building is beautiful, but I don’t think the world needs skyscrapers.

              • Elise@beehaw.org
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                20 days ago

                What about the hoover building?

                Just going for something techy here that’s without nature

                  • Elise@beehaw.org
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                    20 days ago

                    Nowhere I think. Is that good, bad or weird?

                    I suppose I was trying to figure out what style of society suits you better. I just think it was interesting that you were motivated to post.

                    Hmm do you know the venus project? That’s pretty cool. Or arcosanti. Auroville.

                    Anyway no worries if you wanna drop it.