![]() The "solar" in Solarpunk is both a description and metaphor for the movement's commitment to a utopia that is accessible to every human on earth, as well as to all of our planet's lifeforms. It is an imagining wherein all humans live in balance with our finite environment, where local communities thrive, diversity is embraced, and the world is a beautiful green utopia. "Solarpunk is a literary movement, a hashtag, a flag, and a statement of intent about the future we hope to create. Where Cyberpunk is about nihilism, Solarpunk is about anti-nihilism." Solarpunk, in turn, is in reaction to Cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is in reaction to the shiny spacesuits and silver rockets of the 1960s. Solarpunk in contrast assumes that the best human traits will dominate, giving more optimistic eutopian (not utopian) visions. ![]() ![]() Consequently, Cyberpunk is full of grimdark dystopian visions and high levels of cynicism. ![]() The key difference is that Cyberpunk assumes that the worst human traits will dominate, leading greed and exploitation to win out. Both contain the central idea that human nature doesn’t tend to change. "Cyberpunk and Solarpunk are actually based on very similar tenets. ![]()
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