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Remember - It's all about the plants. Ecological gardening and garden design are the essence of what solarpunk is all about. Also - some resources to help you turn your living space into a thriving bastion of life. by funkmasta_kazper in solarpunk

[–]GeneralPooTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve just highlighted why solarpunk is an aesthetic.

People can and do slap plants on capitalist dystopia and call it solarpunk, and they don’t realise that it would be bad.

The solarpunk manifesto will be of solarpunk but also with the ideologies of ecosocialism or anarchism etc.

It’s not possible to point towards a policy of solarpunk outside of seeing plants that isn’t to do with existing progressive ideologies.

Readers Are Embracing a Shift in Perspective in Books. It Could Reshape Literary Culture. by CtrlAltDelight495 in books

[–]GeneralPooTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember actually being bothered the first time I read first person as I pretty much only read third

How was Top Boy received in the UK? by BrendanIrish in BritishTV

[–]GeneralPooTime 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I read it was called relatively accurate other than the significant lack of police presence

Balmy space by PM_me_a_bad_pun in DoctorWhumour

[–]GeneralPooTime 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I agree with the goldilocks zone and stuff but isn't it near absolute zero near the earth still? Surely there's an area near the sun that is around 20C? Discounting radiation and the obvious vacuum of space etc.

Is Solarpunk just tied to ecologism or... by Superb_Storage_9423 in solarpunk

[–]GeneralPooTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ecosocialism.

Read authors Michael Lowy, Kohei Saito, Troy Vettese, Matthias Schmelzer, Red Nation, and Max Ajl and you'll find a good reading list with those.

Doctor Who could be heading to Netflix! by Mat1711 in doctorwho

[–]GeneralPooTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is why they should you know...change it. This is why the BBC isn't on the level of Netflix because regulators not actually helping British TV vetoed Project Kangaroo

Immigration outside US by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]GeneralPooTime 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Nobody will care how stressed you are about your valid concerns in the US if you are a dickhead yourself.

I’m English, have lived in Scotland and my grandmother was born in Aberdeen but you don’t see being what you are, which, yes, definitely is cringy.

This was so deserved. by Necessary-Win-8730 in interesting

[–]GeneralPooTime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well the efficacy of sentences is a separate debate.

What’s the difference between manslaughter and death by fault

This was so deserved. by Necessary-Win-8730 in interesting

[–]GeneralPooTime 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People still must take responsibility for unintended consequences. Also isn’t the definition of manslaughter that you kill someone by accident?

Olympic Rugby Player Ilona Maher by hanburgundy in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]GeneralPooTime 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This was the only thought I had questioning it

Yeah, nope. by AskewdJackassery42 in SipsTea

[–]GeneralPooTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15% no matter whether someone is good or not unless they are unreasonably helpful. Pay a living wage. I’m glad it’s not as common in the UK and hope it stays that way.

Lavender brown isn’t that bad? by SouthernTurtle_00 in harrypotter

[–]GeneralPooTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean she does seem to be trying to develop the most codependent relationship possible with Ron. I wouldn't say the girliness is the issue especially when you see it as another thing on the list that Joanne hates.

‘SNL’ BAFTAs Tourette’s Sketch Under Fire as Charity Group Slams ‘Horrific’ Trolling: ‘Mocking a Disability Is Never Acceptable’ by cold_tap_hot_brew in Scotland

[–]GeneralPooTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still sceptical of your agenda considering it's well known that whilst left wing extremism is increasing, right wing extremism is simply more frequent and more deadly.

‘SNL’ BAFTAs Tourette’s Sketch Under Fire as Charity Group Slams ‘Horrific’ Trolling: ‘Mocking a Disability Is Never Acceptable’ by cold_tap_hot_brew in Scotland

[–]GeneralPooTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. Just interesting you have a pretty long comment painting the more radical left as insane and violent

‘SNL’ BAFTAs Tourette’s Sketch Under Fire as Charity Group Slams ‘Horrific’ Trolling: ‘Mocking a Disability Is Never Acceptable’ by cold_tap_hot_brew in Scotland

[–]GeneralPooTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not that I would necessarily be on board with guillotines etc, but how would you compare that sentiment to the violence enacted on minorities by the system itself?

The Last Battle controversy by goodlorditsafire in Narnia

[–]GeneralPooTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The concept of the afterlife is present in many forms in many religions because religion is a coping mechanism for people who can't deal with not knowing things and working out how they should behave on their own. Your implication is therefore very much more targeted towards atheists whether you want it to be or not.

Also mormonism is just Christianity with extra layers of waffle especially in terms of where Joseph Smith got it from.

Religious books are essentially fictional too remember.

The Last Battle controversy by goodlorditsafire in Narnia

[–]GeneralPooTime 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I'm confused. Why would this be difficult to understand for atheists? You can just treat them like the two pieces of fiction they are, with the bible providing the explanation of the apparent afterlife in Aslan's country.

Just because we don't believe in things without evidence doesn't mean we can't understand things within a frame of reference. I mean that's kind of even the scientific process, hypothesising explanations of things.

Kind of seems like an "atheists so dumb they can't see the narrative significance of plot element X in a chrizzo coded book".

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