#reaping week

[solarpoweredpunkpossum]

having complicated feelings about the politics of rage

like that specific kind of debate bro whose videos are all "liberal DESTROYED raging feminist OWNED by calm facts and logic haha i'm so smart and cool" who thinks anyone not in a perfect stoic state must immediately be wrong (and by proxy their ability to "argue" about things that don't affect them divisive topics calmly means they must be right)

seeing people finding their ways to scream into the void for reaping week or vent the anger and indignity at how screwed up our world is... why is it so taboo? why is it so bad to be upset at, yknow, things that should upset any rational, compassionate person?

because yeah, anger isn't rational and tends to find targets rather than solutions, but for fluff's sake it doesn't just go away! you can't turn off your passion! and you shouldn't! you should be upset! you should be upset about climate change and billionaires and rising fascism! you should be upset that the world is unjust!

but we've created, or accepted, or failed to question, this framework where being calm makes you more correct and being visibly passionate or upset is a bad thing, where being riled up by someone who thinks you don't deserve rights is a sign of weakness, where caring loudly and vibrantly is somehow bad optics because being angry looks bad.

angry people are dangerous. angry people can't be trusted. angry people shouldn't be listened to. angry people can't control their emotions. angry people should just calm down. angry people should be subdued.

just shut up and take it already, won't you?

like. look. the doomerism and despair is strong outside of communities like this. so often i find myself asking where is your rage!? where is your hope?! your joy, your passion, your conviction that a better world will be made!

i spent a long time drowning in some pretty rough crap. when i managed to crawl out of it, the first thing i felt was relief. the second was burning, white-hot rage that i had lived like this, that i had been allowed to live like this. anxiety makes you want to shrink down, be as small as possible, as unintrusive, as unnoticeable. anger told me to be loud, be bright, be visible, shout from the rooftops that i deserved better, turn passion into action instead of wallowing.

yes, i am angry at the world and i should be. i am upset that people who have more money than i can even conceive of can run the planet into the ground and blame me for using too much plastic. i am upset that my existence is someone else's political fodder they can fearmonger about for engagement. i am upset that people are dying over numbers on a graph and lines on a map. i am upset that billions of dollars for guns and tanks gets written off without question, but the single mother of two on food stamps is what's draining the budget. i am upset and i'm not going to apologize for it, because that isn't "letting my emotions control me," it's having basic fluffing compassion for other people.

sorry i can't be calm like you while you're holding a gun to my head. it must be easier when it's your finger on the trigger.

[solar-sunnyside-up]

[metellastella]

Or get a box of bioplastic trash bags. They do the same thing as plastic but aren’t sourced from petroleum products.

Carry a Trash Bag With You

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Carry a bag to pick up rubbish that you see on the ground when going about your day and just empty the bag in the next bin you see, simple. I know it doesn't seem like it does much but in the long run it really helps out because those seemingly insignificant pieces of rubbish may end blowing into drains/creeks/rivers/animal stomachs etc. If you're with friends you could maybe even make a game of it and see who has the fullest bag.

I'd recommend using a material bag that can be washed cause uh rubbish is stinky and you definitely don't want a bag to smell.

Alternatively you could use those reusable and washable plastic bags that grandma's get for shopping. I'd just recommend something that can be folded or rolled up to fit in your bag and is washable.

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[starrysolarpunk]

To all ruralpunks out there,

It's frustrating to not have a way to get involved with your local community. We don't typically have things like public libraries, community centers, farmer's markets, etc.

Something that's worked for me is getting involved with my local church. There is a church in every town here in the South, that is the one thing you can rely on aside from a post office. I'm not a Christian and never will be, but in my community the church is the center of getting involved and holds all sorts of events like soup kitchens, community yard sales, etc.

I go to a United Methodist Church, which is lgbtq affirming. I've heard episcopalians are too. I never feel pressured to do communion or convert. I go there to sing and help out people in my community, and people are respectful of that.

Use your discretion in finding a church to go to. Not all will have the same kind of environment mine does, but places like this exist out there and are helpful resources for those of us who do not have the same options as city folk.

[solar-sunnyside-up]

[solar-sunnyside-up]

Ugggh Ai Bites!

One thing I've noticed as I've tried to enter other social media's for solarounk is it just isn't as active in meatspace. And I do think this is what ppl are talking about when ppl complain where all 'ideals and not work' bc they ran across an AI image of some green library.

I'd rather a thousand shifty hand drawn images, misspelled and unedited stories, I'd rather there be a soul attached. The entire point to me about this is reconnecting with ourselves and the world and each other. No form of easy way out of creativity is gunna do that! A computer cannot make the leaps we need to save ourselves from capitalism bc it is their tool built to destroy us and the planet.

It's amazing to see how many people on other platforms have found Solarpunk, but it's so disheartening that so many of them use AI generated images to illustrate their content, which defeats the purpose entirely.

So far Pinterest and TikTok have been the worst, but I've seen people knowingly sharing AI generated pics here in Tumblr too.

And I intentionally used the word "knowingly", because I think every one of us has probably at some point not realized that something they reblogged was AI generated. I know I have, in the early days of AI generation I even made a couple of pics myself before I realized how harmful it is. And I try to be better at spotting it, but unfortunately the AI generation gets more convincing too, so it's an ongoing battle.

[steveyockey]

fic authors who finish the fic and then release in installments do you understand your power

[hungergameshyperfixation]

I would say I’ve seen a lot of Everlark “learning how to love each other” stuff post-war. About how they’d have to go through the process of building intimacy again (not romantic/sexual intimacy, just being close in general)

And I know it’s been said before but imagine Haymitch learning “how to love” after the war. Regardless of who you ship him with, if you ship him with anyone at all, it would still be a process.

Of course everyone can have their own headcanons and aus, but just to put it out there….some things to think about….

Haymitch trying to put himself together, shower and dress a little bit nicer than normal. Maybe he pulls out some old suit from the Capitol, or maybe not…maybe he just chooses the only shirt and half-decent pants without stains.

Maybe he has some Capitol cologne, or maybe he has nothing. I imagine that in some AU, a much softer post-war Haymitch is using some of the natural herbs in district 12 to help freshen up his house. The smell of whiskey quieted by the smell of lavender (to help him sleep, possibly at the recommendation of Peeta or an Everdeen).

Haymitch being the slowest of slow burn characters. Years-long process to fully develop a relationship with the man 🙄 (/hj)

I like to think he’s pretty quiet, throughout the rest of his life. Maybe he can be pretty talkative in some situations, maybe if there’s a certain subject that gets him talking or a certain person he’s around.

But let’s just say he typically tries to keep his mouth shut (for a variety of possible reasons) and maybe ‘his person’ compliments that well.

If, for example, Effie is incredibly talkative, there’s one clear way they can contrast/compliment each other. He doesn’t mind listening to her talk on and on, and can engage in conversation with her in a comfortable enough way for him.

Or maybe he’s with someone who is pretty quiet. Maybe less talkative than he is. Someone who’s like him, who understands what the silence holds. And it holds so much. But maybe, one day, that silence will be peaceful and not a representation of numbed pain.

Anyway anyway.

Also wanted to throw out the idea of board games to pass the time in district 12, eating quiet meals, eventually watching over Everlark’s children. Uncomfortable conversations scattered throughout, watching the sunset. Anyway more post-war Haymitch Abernathy fanfics. Where he’s not fully broken but not living his best life. Slow-burn post-mockingjay Haymitch Abernathy fanfics when.

[beelzebubsis]

the last three streams have honestly been so good recently

im always a sucker for bbh and eggs cause the interactions are always so sweet but bbh has also had like really positive interactions with the other streamers too. like forever, aypierre and antoine were all so nice and excited about his puzzle rooms. the whole night he spent with dapper and richas was just so cozy and good and tonight's stream with pomme and pepito was just so cute. im really enjoy pomme and pepito's dynamic cause i think pomme likes being a protector and is enjoying being an older sister.

im just saying let bbh hang out with more eggs he deserves it

[solar-sunnyside-up]

Glowing pathways and gardens side by side

24 hour cafes/librarys/working spaces

Celebrating moon cycles along with the seasons - with moonlit Lantern festivals

Lunarpunk Ideas

My insomnia makes me reflect on how a sustainable future needs to honor rest, leisure, darkness, and safe nocturnal movement for people and for animals. Here's a couple of ideas:

-reducing light pollution so we can enjoy the stars and so migrating animals can navigate

- moon gardens for native nighttime pollinators

- reducing urban noise so that bugs and frogs can hear each other

- walkable communities and better public transportation to reduce traffic

- changing the color/temperature of street lights to be less blue/cool so human and animal circadian rhythms are less disrupted

- workers gaining more leisure time and shorter working hours

- paid sick, parental, and bereavement leave

- accommodating a wider range of sleep patterns, including biphasic sleep and daytime napping

- public spaces with plenty of places to sit and lay down

- and of course, the decriminalization of drugs, sex work, and being unhoused

[vinelark]

I love how I get both fanfiction recs AND published fiction recs from following your blog and that is so very special. On average in a week how much time do you spend reading? Just curious!

i’m glad you think so! i’m not very good at reading as a solitary activity, so being excited about things here or in dms/groupchats is part of the process 😅

i spend at least a few hours a day reading, if not more! i have no idea where to begin doing the math for an average weekly amount. 30 hours? 35? some days my job is very reading-heavy, and almost any downtime i have in between activities i’m reading either fic or books. (i’m often bad at finishing things i read for various reasons, which is where talking about them helps.) but other days i don’t get to read until i get home, and sometimes not even then, so it’s kind of inconsistent.

that said, while reading fic piecemeal between activities is doable for my brain, it’s really hard for me to read books (for fun) that way. i’ve been trying to prioritize reading-for-fun time on evenings/weekends this year.

[inkzix]

Envicto belongs to @sallufix

hey this is your mailbox i said id nuked you didnt i . MATH FREAK . STOP SENDING ME MATH REELS

im ngl tuyu started this all so STREAM TUYU!!!

[catastrxblues]

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[solar-sunnyside-up]

Punk can be glitter and sunshine and brightly-colored things!

Punk can be fighting capitalism by giving gifts freely and loving each other without money in the way!

Punk is joy in a world that they tell you "The world Will End so give in and stock up while you can!" It is planting seeds you'll never seen grown bc they want you to distracted to see a future.

Punk is DIY no matter how it looks! Sharing stories and lives is punk! Never let them tell you otherwise bc thats poser shit

The other day I saw someone try to argue that Solarpunk should be renamed "Solarcore" because Solarpunk is supposed to represent a utopia, and punk is supposed to be gritty and dystopian, and as I read that statement, my eyes rolled to the back of my head.

Punk isn't about being gritty and everything being black, the notion that it's about an aesthetic is antithetical to punk. Punk is about anti-establishment it's meant to be anti-capitalist. Imagining a utopia free from the chains of capitalism and with all the establishments that force people into a capitalist hellscape that also hurts the environment is very punk even without the explosions and violence.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk

[thislittlekumquat]

chapter 14 is done. literally flopped over limp and dead with the exertion. but I DID IT

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