alxd ✏️ solarpunk prompts

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Programmer, hacker, #solarpunk, educator, activist and a wannabe writer fascinated by how technology is portrayed in culture - and how that affects human lives.

Co-author of Solarpunk Prompts (npub12w9…dq9z) #podcast , exploring realistic stories of our climate future with all their traumas and hopes.

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2024-06-10 10:58:56

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a lot of people imagining a program of weekend hikes in the forests and mountains don't see it as something they can do now. They imagine an AI-powered van taking them to the forest and instructing what to do. They see themselves as technological clients, not people interfacing with nature.
We need stronger symbols to introduce other visions. Try some visual works, maybe?
My essay from https://alxd.org/solarpunk-lenses-and-foundations.html might be useful

2024-06-10 10:56:05

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for example, a lot of our students were so engrossed into individual hero narratives, that they kept repeating the story of Iron Man, but with solar panels. Lots of magical technology solving everything.
There was very little notion of community, of working together, or changing our routines so that we spend more of our time with nature etc. we needed to really dial in the topics of 15-minute-cities, sustainable transport etc to get some closer visions.

2024-06-10 10:53:51

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we found out that while there are some nice programs which help people get to know the forests, like the Scouts and the local Ecopoetry workshops, they don't read as something... actionable, able to change peoples view on the future and themselves.
For that we need new stories. The Solarpunk Futures cards can be a good starting point, but you will still need to do a lot of work aligning people into doing more than just repeating the stories they know with an eco spin.

2024-06-10 10:51:25

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keeping my fingers crossed for your workshops!
I was one of the people running Solarpunk Literary Contest and workshops for 4 years in Poland. We found a lot of interesting things, mostly that the youth doesn't have the cultural language to think about sustainability and nature.
https://alxd.org/solarpunk-prompts-podcast.html#solarpunk-prompts-podcast and @npub12w9…dq9z are products of our workshops, a small base of story hooks to help imagine realistic and sustainable tomorrows.