she/they? Call me Goblin or Troll! Legally an adult but I certainly don’t feel like it. Confused, all the time. There is art! Sometimes...Expect nonsensical ramblings.
ok but the peak of all comedy will always be that video of the broken singing trout that makes unholy noises but always goes right back to normal for the cheery chorus
Something that I think should be an important part of solarpunk aesthetics is screws.
Look at your smartphone. No screws. You've got to have specialized tools to get inside your phone to repair something. There are certain pieces of tech that are glued in place and glue can't be undone without permanently breaking the bond.
But screws!
You can take apart a broken old radio, repair what's broken, and, if you were careful in taking it apart, you can put it back together and have a fully functioning radio and all you need is a common screwdriver!
It's hard to build screws and other mechanical fasteners because it requires more planning than clamps and glues, but isn't that what solarpunk is all about‽ It's about care and sustainability and and a radio or a computer built carefully with repair in mind is a sustainable computer that stays out of landfills and in use.
You know how companies used to make flour sacks with pretty flower patterns on them because mothers would make dresses out of them for their daughters? We should bring that back. Paper bags designed to be reused as wrapping paper. Jars of jam designed to look nice filled with pencils or homemade sauces. Fabric that's high quality enough to use as a patch.
my favorite part of size fearplay is when things go from “I’m scared” to “I am unfathomably and devastatingly terrified.”. like yeah, obviously a giant would be scary, but I love when there’s a little moment that just shifts the dynamic. the giant stepping on something tiny, or exerting an impossible amount of strength, or just getting visibly angry, something that makes it click in the tiny’s brain how terrifying the giant can actually be. the second the switch flips from intimidated to straight primal fear is just. its so good