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I was a really big fan of Cyberpunk in the late 80's and early 90's but looking at the genre now... well it hasn't aged well, in my brain at least. Solarpunk a
by Quequau 7y ago
I was a really big fan of Cyberpunk in the late 80's and early 90's but looking at the genre now... well it hasn't aged well, in my brain at least.
Solarpunk and Afrofuturism, seem like great evolutions of Cyberpunk and I was really happy to discover them. However, much like back in 1988 when I couldn't find enough Cyberpunk to suit my wants, I've not found a whole lot of deliberate and well fashioned Solarpunk stuff.
I did find this and it seems like a good place to begin:
http://www.re-des.org/a-solarpunk-manifesto/ http://www.re-des.org/a-solarpunk-manifesto/
- svantana 7y agoIndeed, good/interesting ideas doesn't equate good entertainment, unfortunately. Personally I find most speculative fiction to be boring, childish, and full of worn-out tropes (hero's journey, again?!). But in non-fiction I can heavily recommend the writings of Mark Fisher (aka k-punk).
- gentleman11 7y agoSpeculative Non fiction?
- mindcrime 7y agoI find all fiction to be mostly full of worn-out tropes. What's that old saying about there only being seven fundamental stories, or something? But the devil is in the details. IMO, execution trumps trope.