I feel that people forget the punk in solarpunk. The prevailing interpretation of solarpunk has been trending toward techno-utopianism for awhile now. I would push back on that interpretation. Broken down into its root words, solarpunk would be defined as a non-conformist ethos that obtains its power from the Sun.
The Expanse is definitely punk, and arguably solar. The Rocinante is powered by nuclear fusion, the same process that powers the Sun. I don't think it matters that in The Expanse "mega corporations span the solar system with an extremely extractive business model". That counterpoint is exactly what makes The Expanse punk.
I think there is a lot more work to be done before we go dropping the punk from solarpunk.
I feel that people forget the punk in solarpunk. The prevailing interpretation of solarpunk has been trending toward techno-utopianism for awhile now. I would push back on that interpretation. Broken down into its root words, solarpunk would be defined as a non-conformist ethos that obtains its power from the Sun.
The Expanse is definitely punk, and arguably solar. The Rocinante is powered by nuclear fusion, the same process that powers the Sun. I don't think it matters that in The Expanse "mega corporations span the solar system with an extremely extractive business model". That counterpoint is exactly what makes The Expanse punk.
I think there is a lot more work to be done before we go dropping the punk from solarpunk.
For some reason the link to "The Expanse's Basic Support vs. Basic Income" isn't working. Here it is again >
https://www.scottsantens.com/the-expanse-basic-support-basic-income/#:~:text=Because%20basic%20income%20is%20cash,Basic%20income%20is%20freedom.
Excellent discussion. I hadn’t noticed the environmental elements of The Expanse before