Justinas DūdėnasNov 14
@alxd mentioned solarpunk and conspiracy theories, and it clicked for me that that it something I'm currently reading about.

So I wrote down some notes on Bernhard Christoph Faust, doctor of Enlightenment era, who was early vaccine proponent, starter of theory for Solar architecture, and member of Illuminati order. I think it could be a brilliant base for a solarpunk story.

https://solarpunkarchitecture.org/t/faust-of-the-sunlight/123

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Faust of the Sunlight

Bernhard Christoph Faust was an educated doctor, early smallpox vaccine promoter, who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas and coined a term “Sonnenbaulehre” - Solar construction theory. He was one of the first persistent advocates of new architecture and urban planning, which would seriously take into account orientation of the building. He wrote a book “Zur Sonne nach Mittag sollten alle Häuser der Menschen gerichtet seyn” in 1839, where he also described an ideal solar city - Sonnenstadt. His ...

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Show threadhexNov 13

Imagine a world that we all control together, not controlled by oligarch or dictators, even indirectly. Imagine something truly collaborative. That world would be very different from our own. In some ways many of us could have a lot more opportunity. But in others, we would be restricted.

In such a world, we couldn't really have elite luxuries. Having such luxuries is only valuable so long as others do not.

> Unlike the vacuum cleaner, the radio, or the bicycle, which retain their use value when everyone has one, the car, like a villa by the sea, is only desirable and useful insofar as the masses don’t have one.
- The Social Ideology of the Motorcar

Imagine a world in which we think about luxury in a radically different way, not as something that only has value via exclusivity but something that enriches the lives of the owners more as more people have them.

What would living in such a world be like? Can you describe a day in your life?

#SolarPunkPrompts #Writing #Prompts

hexSep 29

#SolarPunkPrompts: Bonetheives

A motley crew of bicycle anarchists from the Cascadian Autonomous Region make their way through the decaying and fragmented remains of fascist America in search of Trump's mausoleum. In this buddy road trip story, the group has all sorts of unexpected adventures, dodging cults and corporations offering government service subscriptions, on their quest to steal Trump's bones and bring them back to Portland, so they can be integrated into the construct of the new Portland People's Assembly Hall public urinal.

#USPol #Fiction #Writing

alxd of the Story Seed LibraryJul 6, 2025

I am proud to present you with an interview with an incredible @adapalmer straight from this year #Bazyliszek convention, now available as a #solarpunkPrompts special!

https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/special-interview-with-ada-palmer-history-of-ideas-and-our-climate-imaginations

#solarpunk #history #scienceFiction #rome #climate #purity #writing #imagination #hopepunk #apocalypse

Special - Interview with Ada Palmer: History of ideas and our climate imaginations

This is a special episode - instead of a regular writing prompt, it’s a recording of an interview with professor Ada Palmer from Bazyliszek convention in Warsaw, Poland in July 2025. Professor Ada Palmer, a well-acclaimed historian of ideas, set the action of her science fiction series “Terra Ignota” several hundred years from now. The world she imagined presents vast societal and cultural changes, but the topic of climate change is treated much more implicitly. Within the context of professor’s books - and the now growing genre of climate fiction - let’s discuss why it’s so hard for us to imagine and describe the climate change of the XXI century. Links and resources: Ada Palmer’s Homepage Apocalypses by Eugen Weber Against Purity by Alexis Shotwell Purity and Futures of Hard Work by Ada Palmer Daybreak Game Earth Rising Game alxd’s Homepage A History Of Saving The World - another interview with Ada Palmer Bazyliszek Homepage [PL] Episode cover CC-BY 4.0 Henry Söderlund

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alxd of the Story Seed LibraryApr 8, 2025

Seeing how a lot of #solarpunk #illustration used by magazines, portals and even researchers tends to be #AI generated bullshit I'd like to start a gallery with curated, intentional and human-made #creativeCommons #art for anyone to use.

I'd also like it to be a place with #solarpunkPrompts available in multiple languages - as we have them in Polish, English and Italian - potentially cross-linked and tagged by themes.

Do you have any #ideas , #feedback for such a site?

Show threadalxd of the Story Seed LibraryMar 24, 2025

@Fishercat I do not think that any serious anarchist wants to burn down infrastructure. I do not consider anarcho-primitivists serious people, at least less serious than arachno-communists.

In the vision of #solarpunk I susbscribe to communal care of infrastructure is crucial.

I wrote about it at https://lenses.alxd.org/ and dedicated a few episodes of the #solarpunkPrompts podcast, like https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/the-great-infrastructure-project

Solarpunk: lenses and foundations

Round Mirror by Ethan Sees Last year I published a lengthy videoessay on Solarpunk as a part of collaboration with a philosophical YouTube channel "Myśleć Głębiej" (Think That Through in English). It took me a few months to translate it and update a few sections (especially regarding cyberpunk's romanticism), but I'd like to present you with a written form of my essay - available in audio HERE! The recorded form follows a deeper exploration of philosophy of the movement, thoroughly discussing the notions of cultural hieroglyphs and squeecore I only briefly mention in the text below: Who am I? My name is Pawel Ngei, on the internet also known as A-L-X-D. I’m a software developer and hacker, someone analysing technology outside of a formal framework of a company or university. I’m especially interested in cultural narratives about technology and engineering, their impacts on societies and communities. I first encountered Solarpunk soon after the “Notes towards a Manifesto” came to be at Arizona State University in 2014 while looking for a way to express some …

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LemonNov 21, 2024

An illustration for a certain thing that also functions as cover art for two episodes of the #solarpunkPrompts podcast :] This was quite a challenge, and I think it turned out pretty cozy

(And #thebikeisdoingjustfine)

#art #illustration #solarpunk #hopepunk #hackerspace #makerspace #hacking #making #disability #disabled #accessibility #rightToRepair #futurism #wholesome #myArt

alxd of the Story Seed LibraryNov 21, 2024

We have two new #solarpunk illustrations for the #solarpunkPrompts #podcast episodes from the awesome @the_lemonaut !

The Hackerspace

The Disabled Community

I absolutely love their vision of people working together in a vibrant, welcoming hackerspace.

Both works are Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0

Full version at https://mastodon.art/@the_lemonaut/113522485580217217 !

#art #illustration #hopepunk #hackerspace #makerspace #hacking #making #disability #disabled #accessibility #rightToRepair #futurism #wholesome

Lemon (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image An illustration for a certain thing that also functions as cover art for two episodes of the #solarpunkPrompts podcast :] This was quite a challenge, and I think it turned out pretty cozy (And #thebikeisdoingjustfine) #art #illustration #solarpunk #hopepunk #hackerspace #makerspace #hacking #making #disability #disabled #accessibility #rightToRepair #futurism #wholesome #myArt

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alxd of the Story Seed LibrarySep 15, 2024

A new episode of the #solarpunk #WritingPrompt is available!

The Tailors

In a world of distributed manufacturing tailors are no longer just artisans, but educators, material and sustainability experts, fashion designers and translators of cultures, making sure no garment offends others when traveling.

https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/the-tailors

Recorded by @tomasino , illustrated by @the_lemonaut

#writing #solarpunkPrompts #sustainability #tailoring #fashion #fastFashion #art #illustration #futurism #hopepunk

The Tailors

The Tailors A new tailor joins a community with different ideas from the previous one. How will the community react? What sort of role will they fill in a future of sustainability and harmony with the local environment? Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Tailors Links mentioned: Report by the European Environment Agency The Looop machine Heart-monitoring sweaters and armbands Music in this episode is: At The End Of All Things by Scott Buckley (CC-BY 4.0) and Lo-Fi Ambient by Nver Avetyan (CC-BY 3.0) Illustration CC-BY-SA 4.0 The Lemonaut - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut

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alxd of the Story Seed LibrarySep 5, 2024

A new #solarpunk #WritingPrompt #illustration from the awesome Lemonaut and Scan101 is finally out, CC-BY-SA 4.0!

> A community is freshly moved into a new, wooden, sustainable, climate-controlled tower designed to help them be close to each other and live communally. (...) While the adults deal with their emotions, children are quick to run around and explore the wonders of their new home.

https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/the-tower

#art #architecture #gardening #community #creativeCommons #solarpunkPrompts

The Tower

The Tower Displaced people are moved into a new sustainable climate-controlled tower designed to help them find community. For some it’s a dream come true, for others a culture shock. How will this setting come to life as a vision for a Solarpunk future? How can we envision a better way of living by focusing on their humanity? Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Tower Links mentioned: https://unece.org/climate-change/news/future-sustainable-building-wood Palaces For The People by Eric Klinenberg https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/in-defence-of-density-benefits-of-highly-populated-city https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescollective/urban-density-and-sustainability/241696/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-12-10/why-denser-cities-are-smarter-and-more-productive https://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2014/jul/29/cities-density-building https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/04/17/when-density-good-and-when-it-harmful-cities https://www.npr.org/2023/10/08/1203950823/15-minute-cities-climate-solution Music in this episode is: ‘Moonlight’ and ‘A Kind of Hope’ by Scott Buckley (CC-BY 4.0) Illustration CC-BY-SA 4.0 The Lemonaut & Scan101 - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut

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