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Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾Jan 16, 2023

Learned about a new #scifi genre today - #SolarPunk

"Solarpunk stories take place in futures where humanity, technology, and nature live in harmony rather than in conflict."

TBH, it sounds a lot like #StarTrek which makes me think I will love this genre!

Who are the #authors in this genre?

#Books #Bookstodon #reading

https://www.tor.com/2021/09/30/the-solarpunk-future-five-essential-works-of-climate-forward-fiction/

The Solarpunk Future: Five Essential Works of Climate-Forward Fiction

“Don’t readers ever get tired of being told that the world is coming to a nasty, ugly end and only a very few people will survive, by luck and by violence?” That’s the question asked by legendary s…

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pospi 🏳️‍⚧️Jan 17, 2023

@liztai #SolarPunk is actually not just a genre of fiction but an established #tech movement with real software you can use today! Check out #Scuttlebutt, a fully distributed social network which may be able to hold out against corporatism long after the fediverse succumbs to centralization 😇 https://scuttlebutt.nz

Scuttlebutt

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Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾Jan 17, 2023

@pospi @Dunstable @billadler @BrightFlame @orionkidder @sarenaulibarri @lastinnett @MellowTigger @caryn @[email protected] nge @overcaffeinatedsquirrel @PariMoonForest @susankayequinn @seldoncrisis @hydroponictrash @aehdeschaine @technomancy Hey everyone! Just want to drop a quick message to tell you guys how much I'm enjoying this #solarpunk #lunarpunk #hopepunk discussion! Unfortunately, I'm to 9 to 5-ing right now & can only respond after work. See you in a few hours!

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Bill Adler Jan 18, 2023

@liztai @pospi @Dunstable @BrightFlame @orionkidder @sarenaulibarri @lastinnett @MellowTigger @caryn @overcaffeinatedsquirrel @PariMoonForest @susankayequinn @seldoncrisis @hydroponictrash @aehdeschaine @technomancy

Thanks for starting this thread. I'm curious to see people's recommendations for solarpunk and lunarpunk short stories.

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Joel at Seldon Crisis Jan 18, 2023

@billadler @liztai @pospi @Dunstable @BrightFlame @orionkidder @sarenaulibarri @lastinnett @MellowTigger @caryn @overcaffeinatedsquirrel @PariMoonForest @susankayequinn @hydroponictrash @aehdeschaine @technomancy Oh wow - now someone needs to define #lunarpunk for me! Sounds interesting.

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BrightFlame 🌟☀️🌙Feb 18, 2023

You all took part in a lunarpunk thread last month. In case you missed it, @solarpunkgnome is hosting a blog convo at Solarpunk Station on #spirituality, #lunarpunk, & #solarpunk. My essay is the first one up: https://solarpunkstation.com/2023/02/16/the-nonbinary-nature-of-solarpunk-lunarpunk/ More essays to follow by others!

@seldoncrisis @billadler @liztai @pospi @Dunstable @orionkidder @sarenaulibarri @lastinnett @MellowTigger @caryn @overcaffeinatedsquirrel @PariMoonForest @susankayequinn @hydroponictrash @aehdeschaine @technomancy

The Nonbinary Nature of Solarpunk/Lunarpunk

by BrightFlame How many genres does it take to change a light bulb . . . from incandescent to LED? That is, from authoritarian, individualistic, power-over, capitalist tropes to rege…

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Ryan

@BrightFlame @seldoncrisis @billadler @liztai @pospi @orionkidder @sarenaulibarri @lastinnett @MellowTigger @caryn @overcaffeinatedsquirrel @PariMoonForest @susankayequinn @hydroponictrash @aehdeschaine @technomancy very cool - thanks for sharing!