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Inspiration towards a life more aligned with solarpunk values (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by thorwiththehammer@slrpnk.net to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

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Hi all!

Long time lurker here on slrpnk.net and just signed up to participate more. I have myself been moving on a fairly slow but steady trajectory towards a life aligned with solarpunk values (although not with zeal or even the knowledge of solarpunk for most of this time). I still have a good distance to go, but I also have some concrete ideas in mind going forward.

So I thought I'd make this post where people could share their stories to inspire each other to take bolder steps: what steps have you so far taken and what do you plan to do going forward to live more true to a real solarpunk? What turned you onto these ideals in the first place? If not all ideals speak to you, which do and why? etc. etc. Anything goes!

I'll post my story in a separate comment.

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[–] thorwiththehammer@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 days ago

I’ve actually been working on a kids coloring book along these lines where it offers worksheet pages for kids along this theme. For ex. search your neighborhood for 3 things that need to be fixed (presented a bit like a scavenger hunt). What are some ways we could accomplish this? I think if more of us treated our surroundings as somewhat more self-determined like this we would be better primed to attack the bigger things too.

Nice, way to go! I think kids these days have enough bad influence from society, so we need them to be exposed to more of this good stuff.

Anyway I think the things you’re already doing with your family are already helping contribute to this mindset and I’m optimistic that it matters. Perhaps too optimistic but I think some blind hope is important when you’re between a rock and a hard place and the solarpunk dreamers are taking the first important step; imagining something better.

Where are all the optimistic HBO dramas showing what kind of future we should strive for? :(