7 reasons why solarpunk is the most important speculative fiction movement in the last 20 years

kdhume:

It’s hopeful. Solarpunk doesn’t require an apocalypse. It’s a world in which humans haven’t destroyed ourselves and our environment, where we’ve pulled back just in time to stop the slow destruction of our planet. We’ve learned to use science wisely, for the betterment of ourselves and our planet. We’re no longer overlords. We’re caretakers. We’re gardeners. Scientists are heroes again. And not just physicists and astronomers. Knowledge of biology and earth sciences matter, they’re t...