#postcapitalism — Public Fediverse posts

GMBC ep02 - Tea Monks and Robots: Exploring Hope Punk in Becky Chambers' Robot and Monk Duology #beckychambers #teamonk #monkandrobot #duology #scifi #cozyscifi #lgbtqiascifi #utopia #postindustrial #postcapitalism #solarpunk #scifriread https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

GMBC ep02 - Tea Monks and Robots: Exploring Hope Punk in Becky Chambers' Robot and Monk Duology #beckychambers #teamonk #monkandrobot #duology #scifi #cozyscifi #lgbtqiascifi #utopia #postindustrial #postcapitalism #solarpunk #scifriread https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

GMBC ep02 - Tea Monks and Robots: Exploring Hope Punk in Becky Chambers' Robot and Monk Duology #beckychambers #teamonk #monkandrobot #duology #scifi #cozyscifi #lgbtqiascifi #utopia #postindustrial #postcapitalism #solarpunk #scifriread https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

GMBC ep02 - Tea Monks and Robots: Exploring Hope Punk in Becky Chambers' Robot and Monk Duology #beckychambers #teamonk #monkandrobot #duology #scifi #cozyscifi #lgbtqiascifi #utopia #postindustrial #postcapitalism #solarpunk #scifriread https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

GMBC ep02 - Tea Monks and Robots: Exploring Hope Punk in Becky Chambers' Robot and Monk Duology #beckychambers #teamonk #monkandrobot #duology #scifi #cozyscifi #lgbtqiascifi #utopia #postindustrial #postcapitalism #solarpunk #scifriread https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

“The lesson of the #EastIndiaCompany is not only that #corporations can behave monstrously abroad. It is that they can flex their powers at home, too. Like the East India Company before them, today’s #giants are using their lobbying dollars and closeness to power to warp our #politics and our #economy as they take on the powers and functions of a #nationstate .”
#postcapitalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/opinion/ai-power-lobbying-military-britain-east-india-company.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9FA.rHyW.tvGISRbdUfKB&smid=nytcore-ios-share

I want a society designed around people.

Not quarterly profits.
Not shareholder value.
Not “disruption.”
Not making some tech bro with a rocket fetish another billion richer.

And certainly not teaching human beings to arrange their lives around whatever algorithm happens to be hungry today.

Technology is a tool.

A magnificent one! Give me solar panels, open-source software, accessible public transport, robots doing the filthy and dangerous jobs, libraries full of knowledge, green cities, beautiful trains, community gardens, and machines that quietly make everyone's lives easier.

But the question should always be:
“Does this make human life better?”

Not:
“Can we monetise it?”
Not:
“Can we automate it?”
Not:
“Can we scale it to infinity?”

And definitely not:
“Can we make people click on it 47 times before they can see the thing they actually wanted?”
😌

I don't want a shiny dystopia with better branding.

I want technology serving people.
Cities serving communities.
Economies serving human flourishing.
Humanity living as part of nature rather than treating the planet like a particularly inconvenient warehouse.
Build things that help us live.
Build things that help us care for one another.
Build things that give people more time to be alive.

And if your business model requires everyone to be miserable so that you can become a trillionaire…

Darling.

Perhaps your business model is the thing that needs disrupting. 💅🌱

#HumanCentered #PeopleOverProfit #PostCapitalism #Solarpunk #SustainableFuture #TechForPeople #GreenFuture #Community

In an unsustainable, oppressive society, it is quixotic to imagine that we could manage our survival in a sustainable, egalitarian way.

Mutual aid must not be a symptomatic treatment to address the systemic ills of capitalism, but a step towards revolutionary change.

https://crimethinc.com/RevolutionaryMutualAid #mutualAid #anarchism #anarchist #sustainability #egalitarianism #anticapitalist #anticspitalism #capitalism #postcapitalism #solarpunk @CrimethInc

#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future

The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels

Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.

by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024

Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.

#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence

"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:

- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systems

The Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism

"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:

- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty

"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:

- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"

Read more:
https://medium.com/verdant-circuit/solarpunk-a-deep-dive-into-the-cultural-revolution-reimagining-our-future-4e77821c9d67

#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture

The Story That Should Not Have Been:

This was not how the human story was meant to end..
Not with melting glaciers and rising walls.
Not with billionaires escaping upward while the oceans crept in.
Not with the silence of forests drowned out by the hum of devices..

We began with bare feet and open hands,
curious, uncertain, staring into the dark with fire in our eyes..
We learned to grow, gather, and grieve.
We built homes, songs, and systems.
We touched the moon.

And then....we touched nothing.
Nothing real.
Just numbers on screens and dopamine loops,
algorithms tighter than the bonds between neighbours.

We called it progress.
We made gods of GDP and efficiency.
We grew the economy like it was a crop,
and burned the soil beneath it.

We built machines that outpaced our wisdom.
Tools without elders.
Profit without pause.
Comfort without community.

The Earth groaned,
and we handed out loyalty cards.
The sky cracked,
and we installed air-conditioning.
We did not adapt... we monetised the crisis.

Democracy?
We sold that, too.
Votes drowned in money.
Truth fragmented by code.
Fear rebranded as policy.
The strongmen did not seize power.
We gave it to them...for stability, for screens, for noise.

Inequality?
Designed, not accidental.
A system where five men own more than half the world.
While billions hustle for rent,
they own the future, the data, the air.

Let us not pretend everyone chose this.
Some resisted.
Some warned.
Many were silenced,
while the architects of collapse called it freedom
and moved their assets offshore.

And now...
the insects are gone.
The water is plastic.
The children are anxious,
and the gods are corporations.

So we ask..
Is this how it ends?
The great arc of human becoming..
from toolmakers to terraformers to a footnote in a geology textbook?

It did not have to be this way.
The warnings were clear.
The crossroads came again and again,
and still, we pressed the accelerator.

But even now..
if there is a fragment of clarity left,
if there is one ember unextinguished....
let it burn for this:

Not a return to what was,
but a return to what matters.
Not endless expansion,
but rooted kinship.
Not empire,
but ecosystem.
Not more,
but enough.

Let it be said that we stood at the edge...
saw clearly,
named the failure,
and turned.
Not to be saved..
but to begin again.

#CollapseAware
#ClimateCrisis
#SystemChange
#DeepAdaptation
#ClimateJustice
#Anthropocene
#EcoGrief
#PostCapitalism

[Humor?] And what to do after we #YeetTheRich? Human remains are compostable -- but they have to be buried deep into a compost pile!

Can You Put Dead Animals In Compost? (Yes, here’s how…)

January 25, 2022 by SethB

"Everything from roadkill to humans can be successfully composted"

https://thatbackyard.com/can-i-compost-dead-animals/

#PostCapitalism #SolarPunkSunday #DIY #Composting #AnimalProducts #HumanComposting