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

Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by jl6 on Thursday May 12, 2022 @12:13PM (#31356199)

If the essence of punk is rebellion, then solarpunk's punkitude lies in its rebellion against relentless contemporary pessimism. Doom, grievance, and cycnicism are now so mainstream that radical optimism and the imagination of a better future are what it takes to be revolutionary.

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Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by dv_dt on Thursday May 12, 2022 @12:24PM (#31356334)

I think the rebellion is more about the current economically driven social system than pessimism. Though there is some part of that in there.

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Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by makx on Thursday May 12, 2022 @03:44PM (#31359308)

I think that's a pretty contrived "after-the-fact" explanation for why it's called "~punk", that reduces the whole of punk culture to just mean "rebellion". But the truth is, just like every scandal is now called "~gate", new genres are just called "~punk" because it sounds good. Not because they have anything to do with punk culture. Where is the "rebellion" in "steampunk" or "dieselpunk"?

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Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by blamestross on Friday May 13, 2022 @08:02AM (#31366416)

Totally, but perhaps by chance if not intent, the interpretation of "hope as rebellion" fits and is evocative, so let's use it.

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Re:From Cyberpunk to Solarpunk: Technics and the Cities of t... by LewisMumford on Thursday May 12, 2022 @02:34PM (#31358295)

Absolutely. Any future requires speculation and imagination before practical application. Both go hand in hand.

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