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alxd of the Story Seed LibraryI'm proud to present my #review of #kimStanleyRobinson 's #theMinistryForTheFuture : https://alxd.org/ministry-for-the-future-review.html#ministry-for-the-future-review
Be warned, it's a #longRead !
After three long years of struggling with the book and analyzing it I finally put my thoughts into a coherent blogpost. I never expected the Ministry to be #solarpunk , but I hoped that it will paint a future to look forward to.
#books #literature #climateFiction #climate #future #futurism #sustainability #blockchain #globalSouth #carbonCoin #parody
The Messiah & The God-Emperor of Zurich: a review of Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future"
As someone deeply interested in Solarpunk and climate fiction in general, I encountered a lot of recommendations of "The Ministry For The Future" by the esteemed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson (later: KSR). The endorsements came from activists, academics, writers and game designers, programmers and climate entrepreneurs: everyone around me seemed to be impressed with the book. It is said to draw a comprehensive, grim, realistic, and yet still optimistic trajectory of our civilization towards a better, sustainable future past the Climate Catastrophe. The author consulted it with over 40 scientists, activists, and conservationists who made sure that "The Ministry…" presented us with a grounded vision. I started reading it deeply intrigued and hopeful, impressed by the scale and scope of the book, stunned by the rawness of the first chapters. However, as I turned the pages, I quickly stopped in my tracks: I realized that "The Ministry…" is very different to what I assumed it is, to what my friends described when recommending it to me. I struggled to continue, clenching my teeth …
The Messiah & The God-Emperor of Zurich
When I was reading #theMinistryForTheFuture I didn't actually register that the AI team of the Ministry proposed to create a new religion to support its shadow government.
It took away people's agency over their spirituality for purely political gain.
How is that different from the #Dune 's Bene Gesserit?
#climateFiction #books #literature #kimStanleyRobinson #religion #climate
Local Cyrptics Library The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson
The book is a hopeful piece of climate change fiction. It follows the titular ministry created under the UN that struggles to reign in capitalism in order to avert disaster. One of many such ideas the ministry implements is creating a decentralized social media platform to grapple power back from tech giants (wow, what a wonderful idea). I haven't heard of many of the interesting ideas in the book and had to repeatedly write them down to research later. I don't agree with some of the compromises in the book but would still highly recommend. Apparently it was on Obama's 2020 book list, which I found wild as a major point in the book is climate activists repeatedly blowing up airplanes with rich people on them until the world switched to cleaner modes of travelIf you do end up liking the book, I'd also suggest the same author's Mars trilogy. I myself am starting the third book and enjoying the crossover of ideassubmitted by: @[email protected]
Genres: Climate fiction
#bookstodon #books #climate-fiction #the-ministry-for-the-future #fedi-bookclub
themitchcohen@bryan_edward A line that could’ve been pulled straight from #theministryforthefuture.
Having finished #kimStanleyRobinson 's #theMinistryForTheFuture , I thought that the original #bookCover didn't properly represent the educational value of this #clifi epic, so I'd like to propose a new one:
#books #review #climate #fiction #climateFiction #climateChange #narratives #zurich #switzerland #satire
based on:
- The original book cover
- A photo CC-BY-SA-NC by https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkhats/14337329486/
- Unsplash photo by https://unsplash.com/photos/red-and-white-cross-flag-on-top-of-mountain-__yWJxQcIO0
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JudyListening to The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. Holy hell. Everyone should read this. Or listen to it. #AmReading #Audiobooks #TheMinistryForTheFuture #ClimateFiction #ClimateChange #KimStanleyRobinson
BC Info BotThe Tyee: Astra Taylor: We Need Each Other, and Our Time Is Now https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/10/24/Astra-Taylor-We-Need-Each-Other/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ThePeople’sPlatform:TakingBackPowerandCultureintheDigitalAge #TheAgeofInsecurity:ComingTogetherasThingsFallApart #DemocracyMayNotExist,butWe’llMissItWhenIt’sGone #ExaminedLifedocumentary #TheMinistryfortheFuture #enclosureofthecommons #AuroraLevinsMorales #CharteroftheForest #HouseofAnansiPress #KimStanleyRobinson #CBCIdeas
Jo RhodesAnother solution that appears in #TheMinistryForTheFuture looking close to actually happening. How cool is this #solar powered #airship - still a few years off being ready to launch but getting there.. https://solarairshipone.com/?page_id=1383&lang=en
Welcome - Solar Airship One
Let’s live a dream together with Bertrand Piccard, Dorine Bourneton and Michel Tognini A 100 % ELECTRIC NON-STOP ROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR An extraordinary technological challenge, lasting about twenty days, carrying hope for future generations Join Us PARTNERS ADN ATELIER DESIGN • AIPCR • AIR PRODUCTS • AIRSHIP DO BRASIL • ASSOCIATION FIRST • STUDIO CHAMBERLIN • CETIM […]
half/byteThe Veritasium on #Airships made me smile a lot. The role Airships play in #TheMinistryForTheFuture made me hope again that there might be a future for #LongDistanceAirTravel with next to no #ClimateImpact.
Because as much as it is harmful right now for the climate, politically, socially, long distance travel made the world a better place. I deeply believe that.
