Generally Speaking When It Comes To Mental And Physical Health, If You're Asked "do You Struggle With

What instruments do you play?

Him: yes

they need to invent clubbing for boring sober people who don't like loud music or crowded group dancing. what's the "she should be at the club" for this hypothetical not-me demographic.

via @solar punk 

My god my girlies

MY GIRLIES. I am still crying, I am still crying about this. Every day I cry about this.

You bitched so hard about being forced to read 1984 in school when it’s so problematic (tm)

Maybe you should have actually paid attention when you read it

Because all these AI fics

You are LITERALLY MAKING THE GARBAGE NOVELS FROM 1984 that are written by machines

You have literally recreated the worthless soulless machine-made books

Literally,

Literally. Every once in a while it hits me in a fresh wave of disbelief and anger. You have literally created the dystopian book from the dystopian story about why dystopia is bad, and you are passing it around like it’s this amazing thing. I’m crying, I’m crying.

There are four types of fish scales!

Cycloid scales are thin, overlap, and flexible. They're found on primitive teleosts (like minnows and carp).

Ctenoid scales have small, backwards pointed scales (known as cterns) make the fish more hydrodynamic and faster. They're found on Advanced Ctenoids (like perch and sunfish).

Ganoid scales are thick, diamond-shaped, and mostly non-overlapping. They're found on Chondrostei (like sturgeons and paddlefish).

Placoid scales are spikey and tooth-like with nerves. These are found on Chondrichthyes (like sharks and rays).

Ichthyology Notes 3/?

☀ The Tumblr Origins of Solarpunk ☀

Did you know Solarpunk became what it is today right here on Tumblr?

Solarpunk is (putting it very simply) an optimistic view of the future. It is a stark contrast to the often dystopian future media tends to hint we are heading towards, so Solarpunk gives hope.

Credit to it's creation is often given to a visual aesthetic Tumblr post by missolivialouise. While the term "Solarpunk" did show up a few times before that, it was the post that brought attention to the idea and started turning it into how we know it today.

Overtime, it gave Solarpunk traction to earn it's place among other subgenres; such as cyberpunk and steampunk. There is even a magazine dedicated to the subgenre.

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Land of Masks and Jewels

Here's a thing I've had around in my head for a while! Okay, so I'm pretty sure that by now everyone at least is aware of Steampunk, with i

The vision of sustainable energy blended with advanced technology proved to be very popular, and now it is even a movement, along with Ecopunk. People are working hard to try and make solarpunk not just a dream; but a reality.

So, thanks to a Tumblr post, we now have Solarpunk as a subgenre, an aesthetic, and even a movement. It is all three things at once, and personally, I love to see where it is leading people.

Many people seem to think it is foolish, even superstitious, to believe the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter is still sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say ‘What do I care if there is a summer, its warmth is no help to me now’. Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.

Vincent Van Gogh (via hope-for-the-planet)

what in the world is solarpunk please tell me

Across the last six or so years, solarpunk has graduated from an aesthetic to a combination of art and politics that focuses on everything from a positive imagining of our collective future to actually creating it. It began mostly as a visual vocabulary and literary subgenre of science fiction like steampunk ( steampunk focuses on the past and the industrial revolution). Solarpunk focuses on a positive future grounded in our existing world that emphasizes the need for environmental sustainability, self governance and social justice.

-It is a movement that is dedicated to human-centric and eco-centric ends. It looks beyond capitalism and the current rift between humanity and nature.

-Solarpunk a futurism that focuses on what we should hope for rather than on what to avoid. It recognizes that climate change, the consequences of centuries of damage aren’t averted in the future. Yet it still manages to incorporate hope. A future where we have a lot of work to do, but we are doing better. Using technology in more uplifting ends. Solarpunk emphasizes real-world application, Its all what we do here and now from DIY projects to larger organization.

-It’s other core aspect is that it’s very aesthetic and artistic and it uses a lot of nature motifs and takes inspiration from art nouveau, upcycleing, and asian and African styles and artistic movements.

-What is not solar punk is slapping trees and flowers on steel skyscrapers or concrete buildings, that is green washing which as the appearance of sustainability but is actually really damaging to the environment. A ton of water is used to maintain those “green” buildings and they are often not built with sustainable or durable material.

When having no hope for a positive post-climate change future is completely understandable, we also have to understand that the first step to mitigating climate change is knowing that it’s a future that’s possible and worth fighting against. Regardless of the odds stacked against us.

ways to incorporate solarpunk into your life☀️

Learning how to fix/adapt things instead of buying new replacements every time something breaks.

Starting personal or community gardens and weatherproofing them to hell and back because seasons are becoming less and less predictable.

Support local craftsmen and artisans as well as learning crafts/trades yourself!

Normalize walking or cycling (If possible depending on geography and weather because biking in Minnesota winters is a fools errand).

Educate (if you are able) people on the dangers of climate change and how to take care of the environment.

Employ solar panels no matter how small.

Practice upcycleing and learn how to properly recycle.

Voluntier in humanitarian aid and practice organizing and taking care of your community.

I gotta say, one of the greatest achievements of my 20s was that I learned (mostly) to differentiate between:

"I truly do not want to go" and

"I'm just feeling the Demand Avoidance, and I will like it once I get there."

A Nausicaa screenshot redraw