alxd ✏️ solarpunk prompts
I recently realized that a lot of the accusations of #solarpunk as drama-less, boring #utopia might stem from a simple misunderstanding:
Solarpunk's hard-won #hope makes sense only in the context of the #ClimateChange #trauma , acknowledging it and processing it, with the bright colors contrasting with the despair all around it.
To talk about Solarpunk we need to talk about the coming changes especially if they terrify us.
Otherwise the term has no meaning.
alxd ✏️ solarpunk prompts
Think about it: we are about to have a hard century and there is simply no way of "fixing" the planet climate in our lifetimes.
The best we can do is to create a new shape of civilization which will set a stable course towards sustainability and keep it there for decades, if not centuries.
We are planting trees we know we won't see becoming forests within our lifespans.
We need to see our struggle as a context for this better world.
Otherwise it's just escapism into a fairy tale.
alxd ✏️ solarpunk prompts
This is why a lot of our @SolarpunkPrompts are set against an otherwise dystopian, cataclysmic scenery - we need to see the hope in the refugee camps and among people fighting pandemics.
Dreaming about sustainable cities of tomorrow with no set path towards them is no different than reading a fairy tale.
It entertains, but hardly inspires to take any action, to believe that today's struggle makes any sense.
I want stories which inspire, which allow us to applaud our daily sacrifices.
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