If anyone hasn’t already, you should read the opening to Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future that imagines how this particular scenario would go. It’s a terrible glimpse of things to come.

I agree, and very few people can afford to buy-in if they can even afford a home at all. Large scale solar should be the goal. However if you live somewhere that doesnt have the political will or funds to do this, it’s still better to go solar at home than not.

they need access to healthcare and resources they aren’t getting

Completely agree, cheers!

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Alternatively start with a pipeline.

I’m editing this to just say, I’d rather not be the person who fights on the internet like this, I would much much rather make friends. So, thank you for taking the time to respond, I appreciate your input!

Doormerism is an issue, especially when it comes from adults who don’t know how to help. This is trauma, and this is one tool to tackle that trauma. I’m not saying we tell kids “hey cheer up that should fix it” - I’m saying we use hope as a tool to fight cynical defeatism. Which, I would submit, is all your comment achieves. Do you have an alternative?

So, their front-facing research sharing will disappear as well as any content that was exclusive to it. More immediately concerning, part of their internal network is going dark. When does this start to effect weather modeling then? Because the private sector very much relies on NOAA for its forecasts, they surely don’t want this either, not that it would stop them but still.

“For a Silent Spring” whoever came up with that tagline, I see you, and you get an imaginary raise.

Doomerism abounds for all ages, but it is certainly most harmful for our young people. Solarpunk could be an awesome tool here - giving them tools to envision a future where solutions are realistic and actionable can be very therapeutic. Imagine our kids working on arts and science projects for climate change instead of just being bombarded with only constant negative projections. They need to know the truth, but they also need to be given hope.

This is exactly an argument Kohei Saito makes in his book Degrowth - even if we know the odds are slim, do we not have a moral imperative to try while we still can?

SUBSCRIBE! We need more textile perspectives for practical sustainability, especially re: aesthetics. I saw your arts and crafts comment and immediately related, this is exactly where American discourse in understanding and appreciation for Art falls apart (especially women in art). I think there’s a real opportunity to harness this inherent entanglement in art appreciation and redirect an arts and crafts style that shapes a Micheal’s discount tchotchke to be a sustainability focused work of art.

Very late to the party but I’m still working through Anatham by Neal Stephenson. I think it’s solarpunk adjacent enough, in that it’s hopeful and has a lot of the sustainability ideas in practice - but also showcases a side where things have gone very wrong. I highly recommend it! 🍄