Yeah, solarpunk is obviously a reactionary aesthetic. You can read the manifestos of its popularizers and very clearly see the class position of the art movement. How is lionizing the artisan and other middle classes, a reduction in productive capacity, and its desire to revive dead art styles outside of their historical context not reactionary? Stop with the solarpunk and "degrowth" and read more Soviet sci-fi and Chinese five-year plans.

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

putting degrowth in the same category to be dismissed is not serious. this is not the 1980s.

[–] cosmosaucer@hexbear.net 22 points 5 days ago (3 children)

whats wrong with degrowth? solely educational question if you feel like replying

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 26 points 5 days ago

Mostly because degrowth can mean everything from "maybe we don't need so many funkopops and ads" to "the peasants should learn to subsist on grass", so it is not by itself meaning anything.

[–] devils_dust@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It depends a lot on the context. Degrowth in the imperial core? Sure. In the periphery? Hell nah

There was a relatively recent study about the responsibility about climate change that puts the ratio between north / south countries at 9:1, see https://globalinequality.org/responsibility-for-climate-breakdown/ for further references.

[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

Because good degrowth is indistinguishable from socialist five-year plans, and bad degrowth is indistinguishable from austerity. I don't like Saitō, but from what I've read so far from Hickel, his work is worthwhile.

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

fucked up part is the art isn't even good. it's barely an art movement. it's like, a subreddit at most.

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago

Is solarpunk art solarpunk if it was generated by AI? - millennia old Zen koan