I really do enjoy the Solar Punk aesthetic and the optimism it represents, but when I try to bring people to the reality of things like "we still need solar panel and battery factories" people seem to get upset.
Just to say, I see the reality of what Solar Punk could be and I want to take the practical steps needed. And to be clear, my goal is to make sure that the workers own the solar panel factory, not capitalist investors. I think the solar punk aesthetic, whatever version of it we all decide on, will naturally emerge if we can achieve that.