derek

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The rise of end times fascism in c/collapse@slrpnk.net
[–] derek@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

It is terrifying in its wickedness, yes. But it also opens up powerful possibilities for resistance. To bet against the future on this scale – to bank on your bunker – is to betray, on the most basic level, our duties to one another, to the children we love, and to every other life form with whom we share a planetary home. This is a belief system that is genocidal at its core and treasonous to the wonder and beauty of this world. We are convinced that the more people understand the extent to which the right has succumbed to the Armageddon complex, the more they will be willing to fight back, realizing that absolutely everything is now on the line.

Hope isn't a denial of the depressing facts, of which there are many. It's the will to go on regardless. in c/memes@slrpnk.net
[–] derek@slrpnk.net 23 points 3 months ago

There's a lovely quote by Rebecca Solnit, "to hope is to accept despair as an emotion but not as an analysis. To recognize that what is unlikely is possible, just as what likely is not inevitable."

I'm writing a book on how environmentalist themes in The Lord of the Rings are relevant for the modern movement to confront the climate crisis in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[–] derek@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

Holy cow. Thanks for sharing - I had no idea this existed.

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I'm writing a book on how environmentalist themes in The Lord of the Rings are relevant for the modern movement to confront the climate crisis (slrpnk.net)
 

This summer I read The Lord of the Rings to my eight-year-old and was struck by how much the themes continue to be relevant for the modern environmentalist movement. Ents destroying Isengard (the industrial power) is the classic example, but there's so much more. Mordor as an imperial, extractive power. Hobbits regenerating the land after it has been degraded. Gimli trying to preserve the Glittering Caves of Aglerond. And of course, growing trees symbolizing renewal and prosperity. So, I decided to write all these themes down, and compare them to instances where similar things are happening today.

I just reached a milestone in the writing process and wanted to share a sample my work so far! Please take a look and let me know what you think.

A Trump Win Would Threaten Historic Climate Progress in North Carolina in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] derek@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've never seen this chart. What a story!

A quick 'how to' guide in c/soilscience@slrpnk.net
[–] derek@slrpnk.net 2 points 8 months ago

I love this

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Soil scientists, so pesky! (slrpnk.net)
 

Full disclosure, I work with a few soil scientists and I now understand how critical it is that we know the potential of the land if we're relying on it to produce ag or to be used as rangeland.

Projected in Oakland in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[–] derek@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I love it. And somewhere back in the base there's a hardbitten sargeant breaking in the raw recruits, chewing them out for flying to get to their base and making them scrub the bathroom with organic cleaners on a compostable toothbrush.

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Sharing my Solarpunk Reading List (bookwyrm.social)
 

I especially enjoy reading examples of how Solarpunk principles have been applied in the real world, or fiction that breaks down my own mental barriers about whether a better world is possible. So, I started this reading list to document my favorites. It's starting to grow as a community project, so if you want to make a contribution you're welcome.

Happy reading!