I'm on this sub for a few months and I still feel I have a thin grasp of what solar punk is about.
Is solar punk whatever the individual feels it is or are there some fundamental ideals at the core that we should stand by buy I didn't get yet
Fertility rate is collapsing all around the world and the internet is full of disaster stories for the future. I think in the next decades we will be facing a real challenge due to collapsing birthrates but looking long term I'm really glad the human population will eventually stabilize and hopefully slowly go down until reaching a new stable number. Fewer people, means fewer resource pressure, less human built development so more space for for nature and other nice things like having plenty of homes available so our successors don't have to work half their liver to afford a roof over their head.
I don't know, what do you think?
Short medium term could be difficult, long term thank God it's like this and we don't continue to grow at 20'th century rates
Just a thought crossing my mind.
Would anyone be willing to work and contribute to build a solar punk App?
Here is my idea,
The app is a hub that serve the community in a few ways
-1 social hub
Builds the community and allows people to find other like minded people close to them, in person meeting is the best way ( in my opinion to build friendships and share knowledge and help) also of course being also a more standard social hub to meet people all around the world like we do here on Reddit
-2 education hub
there are huge amounts of resources for educating oneself oh how to live and implement a more envoiermentaly kind lifestyle but it's all in different places and a bit confusing at times. In the app there should be a section where education resources are found, created by the community as well as external links from YouTube or other platforms for educational content. For example resources on how to install solar, how to compost, how to grow food, how to build CO2 neutral buildings, how to fix things, how to have a good diet, how to do small things for your community that have a good impact, etc etc
-3 art hub
Artistic expression is a big part of our community.
This part of the app will be a place for the more artisticly inclined members to express themselves through their chosen artistic medium. Art is at the core of creating culture and beauty
-4 an action hub.
Actions organized by the community to influence policy to advance the cause and actually make a difference to create a better future for everyone.
The community is still relatively small and a bit disorganized but as it grows we can make a difference
-5 philosophy/ ideology hub
This is the place where we discuss and vote for policies and we discuss ideology
Also discuss and develop economic theories and vote actual rules.
The solar punk ideology I hope to always be in flux, always improving, never rigid where someone develops and ideology and others follow, that can only be done with direct democracy.
Of course the app will not have ads, it will be supported by the community with donations as Wikipedia is.
These are just some of my ideas, if you like the idea let me know. I am not a developer but I do know some people who could help us make this thing.
If there are enough people interested I will organize a fundraiser and make the app
If you know how to code and are willing to contribute, fantastic.
And of course if you have some ideas on how to make the app please share them
This is my email address if you are interested in doing this
In the subject for the email say: Solar punk app