DoomsdaysCW<p>Exceprt from "Degrowing Towards a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a> Future" by Gen Daquinan, published 19th June 2024.</p><p>Solarpunk and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a></p><p>"Solarpunk, at its core, embraces a degrowth ideology where it carries principles of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/egalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>egalitarianism</span></a>, with a focus on well-being. Degrowth steers away from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>-centric economic models:</p><p>Profit → Sustainability<br>Productivity → Well-being</p><p>"Degrowth is the transition period between growth and a steady-state economy.</p><p>"In a solarpunk world where community is at the core, degrowth is pursued democratically. To better understand which practices to scale down and abandon, there is an immense necessity for a well-planned contraction of economic activities to foster a truly sustainable and just degrowth transition. </p><p>"This means that policy—how it is defined, implemented, and assessed—is co-created by the communities. Although one might argue that degrowth and solarpunk seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum regarding technology usage, it’s important to recognize that they are not fundamentally opposed to each other; rather, they are two peas in a pod, both striving for sustainable use of technology. While solarpunk indeed embraces advanced technologies to improve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecological</span></a> and social conditions, it also promotes their use in ways that align with degrowth principles, emphasizing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> practices for circularity."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.girugten.nl/degrowing-towards-a-solarpunk-future/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">girugten.nl/degrowing-towards-</span><span class="invisible">a-solarpunk-future/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a></p>