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I like the idea of solarpunk... (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by danielquinn@lemmy.ca to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

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...but I think I'd probably be miserable there.

I'm violently allergic to pollen, am terrified of bees, wasps, and grasshoppers, and generally despise bugs and dirt. My ideal world would see everything paved in marble. No cars, (obviously) with a quiet, sustainable, walkable communiy, but green, as beautiful as it is, causes me a great deal of pain.

It's there any place for me in a solarpunk world?

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[–] spinne@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

There are different ways to participate in creating a solarpunk society, like working to plan, develop, or live in communities that are mostly powered by solar energy, incorporate adequate greenspaces to bolster residents' mental health, fundraising for community gardens, etc.

Here's a neat article that was posted to the mander instance on an area in California where one mostly-solar community has already been built, and two more are in development: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/06/18/206226/californias-first-solar-powered-microgrid-neighborhood-has-a-giant-community-battery