LobsterJim

Well-written and surprisingly thoughtful commentary given the heat so far

Oligarchy

I appreciate your thoughts here, and in no way is this calling out the leadership or even the userbase. I accept that I have my own role to play in making a difference, and that’s an effort I’ve yet to pursue. Be the change you want to see in the world.

Though re: detraction from my experience, I’m more concerned with the ability to draw others toward the collective cause of solarpunk. Which, when a large amount of discourse is one of the same standard flavors of political derision with a new label, it’s likely the community may continue to grow in that direction.

I see the need, I’ll try my own best to make an impact. Thank you for your answers :)

The vast majority of posts in this instance’s communities are focused on pointing out failures and perpetuating doomerism. Where’s the solarpunk in slrpnk?

I ask this genuinely, not just complaining. I joined this community looking for motivations to lead a more solarpunk lifestyle, myself. Instead it feels closer to most other communities that just point out all the shit in the world, but with a bit more focus on renewable energy complaints vs. other options. It just makes me wonder what the point is.

Am I wrong here?

Why not just bulk up on stock and then raise prices without necessarily needing to to maximize profits but blaming the tariffs as of day one? I don’t see why this wouldn’t happen

There’s tired, and then there’s sleepy. For me, if I’m not sleepy, there’s about a 5% chance I will be able to fall asleep upon going to bed. I remember plenty of nights in high school going to bed “early” around 10pm, and sure enough I’m still awake at 2am. So first off there’s ability to sleep when needed.

Second, the modern perspective contains a lot of blue light in daily lives that prevents melatonin secretion. Few kids have the self control and presence of mind to properly regulate their screen time at night, even if just from TV, not to mention phones.

Realistically just with the second point, the cards are stacked against them.