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Root solarpunk to help it grow (solarpunkstories.substack.com)

submitted 1 year ago by SteveKLord to c/solarpunk

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Why less fantastical shades of our genre have greater power to inspire

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[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The idealistic is the end location, the tangible is the directions to it.

We can’t arrive there if we don’t know how, and knowing how won’t get us there if we don’t have the location.

[–] keepthepace 6 points 1 year ago

Yup. I am not interested in packing if the destination is just the trailer park down the road. I prepared for utopia, I won't settle for less! Your solar cooked organic food is really nice but it is just a rest in our trip to the fully automated space luxury communism we all deserve.

[–] Charliebeans 2 points 1 year ago

Well said!