Post #2362214

2026-05-09 16:08 UTC

@alxd@writing.exchange @foundseed@spore.social I'm confused by this idea that solarpunk is in any way mainstream. Where does this come from? Is it just because of hashtag use on corporate social media? Does that count as mainstream? What is this mainstream that is being referenced?

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@foundseed@spore.social 2026-05-09 16:09

@amici@fribygda.no @alxd@writing.exchange I made a list of things aolarpunks love to claim that are direct products of the mainstream, what other examples do you need?

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@alxd@writing.exchange 2026-05-09 16:10

@amici@fribygda.no oh, that's why I used the quotes, should've used "/s" as well :) The "mainstream" are the things @foundseed@spore.social listed as co-opting the movement, being it computer game, youghurt ads or anything else. What I intended to say is that the part of the movement I value is a part which might not be visible to people who just googled it and saw "Dear Alice". Maybe the Story Seed Library will change that recognition?

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@amici@fribygda.no 2026-05-09 16:22

@alxd@writing.exchange @foundseed@spore.social Also - in what way has solarpunk ever been a political movement? Because I feel like it isn't and neither should it be, because that would confuse the creative, speculative, and highly personal project of making art with the real, serious, and messy act of solving concrete real world problems. I want solarpunk to help inspire us, not to direct us, and I want politics to be serious, not speculative. In this way these things should be considered separate projects.

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