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Solarpunk is plants on buildings (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 3 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

Looking from the outside and thinking of solar punk in terms of writing i have a question. If cyberpunk is a literary genre with a loose philosophy and aesthetics and solarpunk is a literary genre with loose philosophy and aesthetics: can a solarpunk novel or story be negative? Can there be a solar punk horror story or a solar punk thriller?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I'd argue that both Black Panther films fall within solarpunk (at least when it comes to Wakanda--which, yes, I know that it is also afrofuturism, but there's clear overlap at times). And both films deal with "negative" elements: isolationism in service of creating a paradise and monopolizing the technology that makes such a paradise possible are themes in both of the films and which could be further explored in other solarpunk fiction.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    If wr apply the Golden Mean (Delphatic ir Socratic), to much of anything can be bad.

    Is there a point where too much solar punk is a bad thing? Yes. What is thst limit, and what are the consequences of it? That's for the author to explore with their readers.

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