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PUT THE "PUNK" IN "SOLARPUNK" ! [WIP]

Solarpunk is a movement in speculative fiction, art, fashion, and activism that seeks to answer and embody the question <<what does a sustainable civilization look like, and how can we get there?>> source

Learn about Solarpunk on Wikipedia!

i'm a big fan of SOLARPUNK, the social movement slightly more than it's aesthetic, for years now.
it gives me hope in this world!

COOL SOLARPUNK STUFF ONLINE:

🪙 MODERN ECONOMY SUCKS. ANY IDEAS?

normalizing "taxing the rich" as an idea across regular people
supporting small businesses when possible
worker unions
worker co-ops
tool libraries / library economy
timebanks

📢 SOCIAL-POLITICAL STUFF

stand against oppression (racism, xenophobia, queerphobia, ableism, etc)
vocally support people from oppressed groups that you're not a part of
don't use new slang words before you properly know where they come from and what do they mean. slurs and deragotory words get popularized into mainstream vocabulary very easily
vote (if you can, especially on behalf of disabled people, immigrants, refugees who legally dont have rights to vote)
get more involved in local politics, if possible
sign petitions
research what you care about; propaganda and misinformation are not exclusive to the people you disagree with!
talk to other people about world issues that bother you
when safe, talk to them about it in public
volunteer
take care of yourself and do relaxing activities. self-care in a world that demands you to hate yourself too is activism.

🌐 MAKING INTERNET A BETTER PLACE

learn how to edit wikipedia
if you're on google chrome, switch your browser. firefox is great!
if you're on google search, switch your search engine. duckduckgo is alright!
change the privacy settings of your social media accounts and encourage others to do the same
if you can, gradually make steps towards quitting social media
don't mindlessly engage with online discourse or ragebait - big corporations make money off that!
be kind to others
comment something nice when you see content you enjoyed online, don't just put a like on it!
remember that whether you like it or not, there are children on internet and always will be. if you're an adult, either interact with them as minimally and safely as possible, or do not interact with them at all!
dont rely only on one cloud service for your storage

💻 TECHNOLOGY

try linux
learn more about self-hosting
do backups of your data
dont rely on ai
buy used tech
exercise right to repair
try CDs and DVDs
offer the tools you have reliable access to (e.g. printers) to your friends and acquintances who live in the area

there's probably plenty of other things that you can do with solarpunk. these are just some ideas i wanna share!
please share more ideas and thoughts in the comments, it'd be lovely to see!