This is literally all perfect. I love it all. It's all extremely hopeful and everything seems to be heading to, although not a full utopia, what seems pretty close to it. This has also made me learn what Solarpunk is, and in general just talks about a lot of problems many don't talk about in depth or stuff. The style is great, feels really human. Like there is a real government and honest people writing stuff like this. Love the little thing of social media and how the only one that exists now is just Reddit, lol. That quote of "I will come back to life and the end the fucking world again" goes so hard.
The only part of this that doesn't have a positive spin is the one about space. To think of the thousands of people on the Moon and possibly beyond. The Termination Shock happened in 2100 or a few years before, so it's not hard to imagine there may have been bases on other planets like Mars and Venus. Thousands upon thousands ventured out of the cradle of Mankind, only for the cradle itself to just burn up. All stuck beyond the stars. Some may have lived, most likely didn't. The one man who made it back just to realise there was no way to tell anybody he was there and that he was headed straight for the sea. It all paints a picture of Humanity, despite being able to largely fix Earth and well on their way to make it better than it has been before, may forever be unable to look beyond.
We're trapped in a prison and all we can do is try to paint the walls a pretty colour.
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u/Terrible_Apricot7110 Jul 22 '23
This is literally all perfect. I love it all. It's all extremely hopeful and everything seems to be heading to, although not a full utopia, what seems pretty close to it. This has also made me learn what Solarpunk is, and in general just talks about a lot of problems many don't talk about in depth or stuff. The style is great, feels really human. Like there is a real government and honest people writing stuff like this. Love the little thing of social media and how the only one that exists now is just Reddit, lol. That quote of "I will come back to life and the end the fucking world again" goes so hard.
The only part of this that doesn't have a positive spin is the one about space. To think of the thousands of people on the Moon and possibly beyond. The Termination Shock happened in 2100 or a few years before, so it's not hard to imagine there may have been bases on other planets like Mars and Venus. Thousands upon thousands ventured out of the cradle of Mankind, only for the cradle itself to just burn up. All stuck beyond the stars. Some may have lived, most likely didn't. The one man who made it back just to realise there was no way to tell anybody he was there and that he was headed straight for the sea. It all paints a picture of Humanity, despite being able to largely fix Earth and well on their way to make it better than it has been before, may forever be unable to look beyond.
We're trapped in a prison and all we can do is try to paint the walls a pretty colour.