had a whole ass "debate" with some dude bc he just doesnt like HOW solarpunk is anti establishment
bro just wants grimdark dystopian bullshit like we have always seen
"it's just trees / star trek"
tell me you dont understand what a good civilzation looks like without telling me
solarpunk is EVERYTHING other types of punk are... except it is bright.
what is wrong with that???
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God is dead
and i wear his skin
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nothing was ever there to be taken
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idk who needs to hear this but voting isnt praxis and youre just furthering the agenda of the establishment
anyways go do actual praxis commit acts of terror cause chaos in your local communities slap zines everywhere n shit
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This is just my interpretation so here goes:
"Punk" as a suffix is inherently about anti-establishment. Therefore:
Cyberpunk -> Mega-corporations control the media and hoard resources and anyone not consuming mindlessly is a threat
Desertpunk -> Water is hoarded by either petty warlords or mega-corporations and the hero is often someone fighting or existing outside the system. Mad Max comes to mind but Tank Girl also. Basically, any setting where drinking water is treated as crude oil and all the conflict that entails.
Oceanpunk -> Not quite the opposite of Desertpunk. Instead of arid deserts, it's vast swathes of ocean with little islands (floating or stationary). An authoritarian regime controls or wishes to control the waters and its inhabitants. Land can be a resource or ancient technology from the "old world" can drive the conflict. One Piece, Waterworld, Flapjack, any setting where boats are used frequently as transportation and the setting. I wanna see more submarines in this genre.
Scavengepunk -> The oil's been used up and global war has rendered progress & production stagnant. People scavenge junk to meet their needs but this junk is very much a finite resource. The regime either hoards what they scavenge or forbid the scavenging of certain goods, fearing it could upset the power balance. People who can actually manufacture or invent new tech might be persecuted cuz being able to build your own stuff instead of scavenging just disrupts the status quo. These types of stories usually have 1 of 2 MacGuffins: the main hero restarts some dangerous old-world tech or invents something powerful. Mortal Engines is technically scavengepunk and steampunk combined.
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have you ever thought how graffitti is punishable w an expensive fine for individuals, the price of which would probably fucking crush someone, the average working class person but the same fine for corporations which is like what, 5 times more expensive but corporations have all the money and power and such a fine would literally be nothing to them therefore not even being a deterrant im so fucking sick of the world, go vandalise and piss off ur city.
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Anarchi-tecture, 2024, pen and ink with watercolor
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hobie would kill the designer the ceo then himself if he saw this shirt from URBAN OUTFITTERS 💀💀💀💀 THEYRE SO PERFORMATIVE HELPPP
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Every official that comes in
Cripples us leaves us maimed
Silent and tamed
And with our flesh and bones
He builds his homes
Southern fist
Rise through the jungle mist
Clenched to smash power so cancerous
A black flag and a red star
A rising sun loomin' over Los Angeles
Yes for raza livin in la la
Is like gaza on to the dawn of intifada
Reach for the lessons the masked pass on
And seize the metropolis
It's you that it's built on
[...] Their existence is a crime
Their seat their robe their tie
Their land deeds
Their hired guns
They're the crime
Shots heard underground round the rapture
The world's eye captured
At last in a Mexican pasture
The masked screaming land or death
Within a breath
A war from the depth of time
Who shot four puppet governors in a line
Who shook all the world bankers
Who think they can rhyme
Shot the landlords who knew it was mine
Yes, it's a war from the depth of time
Rage Against the Machine "War Within A Breath" The Battle of Düsseldorf, Germany (2000)
~ Happy New Year! ~
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CY_BORG may be one of the most gloriously anti-establishment games I’ve had the pleasure of reading through. I was certainly enjoying the world-building and the picture of this inescapable dystopia, but I think the moment I fell in love was the first page of the rules for the system. On this page it says, “You are encouraged to break every single rule in this book. Except this one.
Rule #00
Player characters cannot be loyal to or have sympathy for the corps, the cops, or the capitalist system. They might find themselves reluctantly forced to do missions for them or their minions. But make no mistake—they are the enemy.” Talk about a powerful thesis statement.
I do think if I ran a campaign in CY_BORG I’d likely want to make it a little more hopeful than the corebook. (in the sense that you could possibly have a chance of destroying the system and create something better, but I’ll wholly admit that to do this would require me to change or ignore certain aspects of the setting.) Of course, this is also to point out that TTRPG systems are intended to help facilitate telling a story that you and the people you’re playing with actually want to participate in, so if changes are needed, then they should be made.
Imagining this theoretical campaign I’d probably run at least three or four adventures in the system’s suggested way so the players can get REALLY disenfranchised with the world before I offer the seeds of sedition and revolution. 😁✨
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“if you are not angry, you are not paying attention” is true now maybe more than ever. if you are not looking at the state of the world at the moment and thinking this is bullshit, are you really looking?
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In my city I see police cars parked in the most dangerous ways, over crosswalks, sidewalks, double parked... And for no real reason, you'll see them park and then hang out without any hurry.
You joined the police out of your love for order? Or you joined the police so you could break the rules without consequences?
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100% Rebel Badges
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I will never stop being fascinated by movies and plays that came out pre- Hays code
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