From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of the Future

Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by blamestross on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @02:21PM (#31330532)

Solarpunk doesn't really do stories compared to other "-punks". Optimism doesn't provide compelling conflicts. "Nausiccaä of the Valley of the Wind" is "Post apocalyptic" solarpunk manga (and an old one at that).

https://best-sci-fi-books.com/16-best-solarpunk-books/ seems reasonable.

Reading a book on permaculture seems the most solarpunk "Permaculture: A Designers' Manual"by Bill Mollison stands out there.

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Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by hnlmorg on Thursday May 12, 2022 @06:26AM (#31351829)

Definitely not "solarpunk" in the strictest sense but Star Trek - The Next Generation does depict many ideals of solarpunk. Sometimes directly, but often indirectly too (like scenes at Starfleet Academy).

One of the reasons I really enjoy Star Trek TNG is that it has that optimistic of the future vs many of the other Sci-Fi shows that often focus on a more dystopian universe (even if they're not strictly "cyberpunk").

There haven't really been many other shows I can think of that have the same tone as TNG. Definitely The Orville; but that's to be expected as it's pretty much a love letter to Star Trek.

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Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by imbnwa on Thursday May 12, 2022 @08:10PM (#31361646)

I would add Station Eleven to this adjacency list

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Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by LordDragonfang on Thursday May 12, 2022 @01:02PM (#31356798)

>"Nausiccaä of the Valley of the Wind" is "Post apocalyptic" solarpunk manga (and an old one at that).

By that same token, I think I heard LoZ: Breath of the Wild described as post-apocalyptic solarpunk once

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