Solarpunk IRL is so fckn dope.
🛖 Superadobe structures
🌽 Milpa farming systems
❤️🩹 Land healing
Communal gardening parties
🪵 Hugelkultur
⚒️ Tool libraries
💧 Water catchment systems
And so much more
This sht is real
Why the rampant use of AI? Or is this just another bot?
Getting back to the videos. Trying to practice being concise with these ideas around Building Better Futures!
Check it out and lemme know what y'all think:
youtube.com/shorts/oVZFY...
THIS!! youtu.be/_o_AZqyh0eQ?...
Please play more!!
This is why I call myself a TechnoWizard, not just for the future, but because I like to remind myself to see magic in all the everyday things in the present!
We have to believe in magic if we want to build a better world!
I've always struggled with focusing on just one or three things. So I'm letting myself go wherever, while at the same time trying to build a system out of it...
Leading with curiosity rather than frustration.
I'm excited to see what will come from this experiment.. even if it's not what I expect.
Ive been messing around with the idea of treating my productivity/life planning as an Ecosystem rather than something more strict.
Embracing my inner chaos.
I got around 30 different projects (activities) going rn. Sounds insane. It is.
But it's quite fun, scary, and incredibly interesting.
There's a direct link between spanking children and fascism that runs straight through trauma bonding. This is why so many people can't imagine questioning authority, even when authority is actively harming them.
1/9
I prefer Ecosia myself. Haven't had issues with AI after disabling it (yet), and they fund a bunch of ecological restoration projects with their profits.
I BEEN BUILDING LIKE THEY PUT A LEGO IN MY HAND!!
And thank you Baby Keem!! Phenomenal stuff, from the raw documentary to the dynamic music.
Thank you Jill Scott
And Willow
And RecoeChi
And NandoSTL
And Apashe
And Chase USA
For making music that explores and embodies and expresses so very much.
youtube.com/shorts/YeNZK...
They're only powerful until they're not... We need to speed their demise and build in systems to distribute that power rather than just transfer who gets to hoard it.
Met some great creators today. It was very exciting and refreshing! Hearing their issues with the algorithm and other platform problems reinforced my desire to build alternatives.
Not at all easy, but everything exists because they took down or came after behemoths people thought were unassailable.
- What we need to learn from DuBois and Booker T Washington
- Why its always that deep... and probably more
- The need for anarchy in fantasy and scifi
- Why you should read The Wandering Inn
- How to fight back effectively.. you know against who
- Hopes and fears for global change
Oh and some stuff I want to write/talk about ... only if folks want to hear it:
- Why the Doomsday Clock is problematic
- Whether Solarpunk needs 'gatekeeping'
- How to stay optimistic in a pessimistic world
- Everyday philosophy
- My road to anarchism
- The need for community innovation hubs
Here's other stuff I've been working on that I can share upon request:
- Solarpunk Software user research
- 3D digital library designs
- Thoughts on Booker T Washington, WEB DuBois
- Philosophy game design docs
- Crafting projects
- Community building projects
- Lessons designing simulations
- Etc..
Apologies yall, been starting off slow this year... at least in terms of publishing my work. I just been in the lab.
Here's what to expect:
- Building Better Futures series
- Solarpunk short story
- Podcast with my brother
- Audiojournals & maybe videos/blogs
- Land healing notes
We are republishing this recent statement by the Latin American Anarchist Coordination (CALA) to amplify the voices of movements on the ground. We will monitor the situation as it unfolds.
interregnum.ghost.io/internationa...
#VenezuelaInvasion #anarchism #politics #Trump #USImperialism
I haven't written it out, but:
Something that is interoperable by design, where you can easily loop in your contacts regardless of platform.
Customizable interface to match your aesthetics and use cases via a fun GUI builder (themes, IM, forums, etc)
No hassle encryption and self hosting.
I've been searching around as well for a Solarpunk project I wanted to do but have been frustrated with how limited the options are.
I kind of want to just build something new cobbling together some things I like from others, but I'm just a designer, and not even a visual one lol.
The less dependent we are on state and capital, the less power they have to do evil... And the more we're able to hold them, and each other, accountable.
Build alternatives. As in self sufficient communities. Surround yourself with people you trust.
Learn how to grow food, cleanse the land, help others, protect each other, spread knowledge, strengthen hope, record (good) traditions, and empower yourselves in every other way you can think of.
I'm not a big anthology fan (I prefer long form content to really sink into), but you curated a lot of great stories!
Actually, I'll switch out Gachiacuta for Pantheon. The former is just an anime I really like, not a future I want to see.
Pantheon has some issues but there's a lot I liked about the future they presented... After all was said and done at least.
Besides my own ideas 😉
Books:
Everything for Everyone
Halfway to Better
Walkaway
Murder in the Tool Library
What if We Get It Right
Building Kujichagulia
Shows:
I'm a Virgo
Gachiacuta
Podcasts:
Grits and Eggs
SFIA
Srsly Wrong
Team Human
Tech Won't Save Us
The Dugout
Everyday Anarchism
NGL though. It's been really tough after my cat died, among other things. Generally been feeling real low-energy and melancholic much of this year... I know that feeling won't just go away in the new year, but I have been feeling the ups come more often, and the desire to create more. So here goes!
I was a bit light on personal projects:
Posted 3 articles on Substack (and Notion)
Posted a few times here and on Mastodon
Published 3 podcasts and got many more unpublished
Crafted two more boxes
Baked like 4 new desserts
Learning Muay Thai and FMA (almost) every week
Started doing user research
For Work:
Did two extensive client site visits at factories in Ohio and Arkansas
Created ~4-5 storyboards for new projects
Helped ship 4 products/simulations (including a completely new, off-the-shelf (enterprise) product!)