That Being Siad ...?  We've been Talking About this Version of our pseudo~Utopian Ideals since _at LEAST_ the '80's...  What With the cultural "Ball One" of the 'Back to the Erf' "Earth~Muffin" crunchy~granola Hippy Communes, and the emergence of "Appropriate Tech" as a Conceptual Response via such Visionary Voices as Stewart Brand, Steve Wozniak, & the Perennial Whole Earth Review. ... Because we already _KNEW_ "The Problem "{Thus: 'CyberPunk!'} We just didn't quite Remember { or p'raps " Understand " } that 'The Established Corporate Interest 'Powers That Be' " } are Great at stealing the Power to maintain the Status Quo; Thus: ~> rare~earth, non~sustainable, disposable , _expensive_, toxic "Futuristic" High~Tech "I"~Tech vs ~> local~sourced sustainably responsible, cost~effective, Healthful ... ... "WE~Tech"

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Cyberpunk was cool. Steampunk was hip. Get ready for Solarpunk. This new emerging genre of art and fiction imagines a future where DIY environmental sustainability dictates the design of everything from skyscraper farms to homemade fashion. The writer Adam Flynn, magazine editors Scot and Jane Noel, writer Sarena Ulibarri, and game designer Keisha Howard discuss how we can create the future we want by inspiring people with science fiction, and why being anti-dystopia doesn’t mean they believe in utopias.

Solarpunk The Future

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Solarpunk The Future

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