Its a serious question. Does solarpunk have to be anarchist? Could it be communist/socialist? Could Democratic Socialists of America have a solarpunk wing and it still fit within the movement?

Let me clear. I'm not an anarchist, but I will organize with anarchists to improve society. I am a trade unionist first and foremost, and you folks show up to support union workers in droves, along with other left wing groups.

I'd just had a small chat with someone about their theory that the elites intentionally allow the extra food to be simply discarded.

"If the world produces more then enough food to feed everyone yet world hunger is still a rampant issue then clearly something is amiss. Think about it. If the elites used their power to solve it then suddenly the masses wouldn’t need to work for them to survive. Thus they would loose their power. It’s not hard to see."

Flaws in their argument:

• Logistical error can and does also cause famine. No intent to it. One has to find where the hungry people are and then arrange for the food to get there, at the cost of serious political will.

• Under our market systems it is nigh-impossible even for a billionaire to enforce famine; that would entail totalitarian central control. How could they defy all the other efforts to solve world hunger?

When it comes to allegations of intent, I've learnt better than to accept "I used my brain" as a source. I'm Hanlonist when I'm not watching Tim Gurner.

I have an even simpler explanation: Game Theory. Imagine you're a billionaire competing with others. Would you rather pay for a global feed-the-hungry program of no benefit to you, or pray that others will do so in your stead?

Imagine the past 1,000 years of Western Culture if the religious establishment still worshipped and promoted many gods. These gods were often represented or tied to nature: the sun, trees, the water, etc.

It's possible that a civilization that tied worship directly or indirectly to the natural world might have put a more intense focus on preserving that world.

It seems to me that a society that believed in a sun god would have charged forth to develop solar energy in a much more aggressive way.

A society that worshiped trees would have deforested less aggressively and planted more aggressively. It would have built cities that integrated parks and trees into every nook because it would have been not only smart but a pseudo-religious calling.

Perhaps there would have been no difference. Perhaps there would have been a remarkable difference.

Hello guys, hope you're having a wonderful day.

Ever since I heard about the idea of solarpunk a few months ago I think the term and the concept has done just what it should have done for me, it inspired and made me think what are some of the actions I could do that would have any kind of impact on the future and made me think how can we accomplish a more sustainable future.
Naturally, living in a city made me think how can I benefit and make a greener environment around me. Living in a city in Europe, that actually has a lot of greenery and green spaces (lawns, rows and rows of trees, bushes) that are there, but not entirely functioning and not actually helping the ecosystem in the city, I started to think how can we transform some of these places and beautify them, make them more functional, and overall make a more enjoyable environment.

Naturally urban farming came up, but what surprised me is a lack of data about the food quality. What seems to be a wonderful idea that brings greenery, cools the city, supplies the city with food, uses abandoned lots, uses roofs just doesn't have that much data on it. Cities like Paris are doing it on a pretty large scale, but how safe is the food actually (Would be amazing if there are some Parisians here to answer :) ! ) We could mitigate the soil pollution by adding raised beds, but what about PM particles, huge amounts of nitrogen, CO2 and other pollutants. Would a plant like that actually even be safe to eat? Do roofs mitigate the effect and at what level do they actually start mitigating air pollution? Do natural barriers such as blackberry rows mitigate pollution in the cities?

I would really love to hear your opinions on this, would you guys eat the foods grown on urban lots, roofs, in city soil? What does solarpunk think about urban farming? What are some other ways urban gardens and farms can help city environments? Are there any urban gardens in your areas that you have any experience with? Would love to get feedback on this, have a great day, looking forward to hearing your opinions. :)

This list is for books that teach how the economy works now and in the past. Definitly add speculative books for future economic ideas! Please add more.

Feminist Financial Handbook

Money Plain and Simple

The economics of uncertainty <<< great courses

The Coming of neo-feudalism

17 contradictions and the end of capitalism

Globalist

The politically incorrect guide to capitalism

Slavery's capitalism

The origins of capitalism

The bourgeois virtues

The myth of capitalism

The code of capital

The enchantments of mammon

Rich af

Donut economics

This is an article about boomers.

Please read the article first.

Now let's get creative.

Did you read it?

Any ideas on how you can do an on the geound grassroots protest for your special intrest and get a media blitz going? With so many nitches and ecosystems within solarpunk everyone needs to figure out on the ground protests as best a we can.

This is a list of books to read and think about

please add more to the list

The Vanishing Neighbor

The Voucher Program <<< housing vouchers

Loving Your Communities

The Town that Food Saved

Strong Towns

A Year of Living Kindly

This Is Where You Belong

The Peaceful Neighbor

The Hopeful Neighborhood <<<religiously based but has useful ideas

Thanks For Everything ( Now Get Out) <<< the actual full title

Not in My Neighborhood

Toxic Communities

The Pioneers Way

Design Justice

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