{"id":33183,"date":"2026-02-10T23:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/?p=33183"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:26:52","slug":"solarpunk-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/10\/solarpunk-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Solarpunk Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;<em>Optimism means envisioning our desired future and actively pulling it closer<\/em>&#8221; said Christiana Figueres. I am thankful that others envision Solarpunk art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I found <a href=\"https:\/\/storyseedlibrary.org\/art\/\">this positive collection of hand-crafted artworks envisioning a sustainable solar powered future<\/a>&nbsp; humanity needs to survive and prosper. I picked the <a href=\"https:\/\/storyseedlibrary.org\/art\/sean-bodley-solarpunk-anarchy\/\">image &#8220;Solarpunk Anarchy&#8221;<\/a> as example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sean-bodley-solarpunk-anarchy-20246290831659284657078-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sean-bodley-solarpunk-anarchy-20246290831659284657078-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sean-bodley-solarpunk-anarchy-20246290831659284657078-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sean-bodley-solarpunk-anarchy-20246290831659284657078-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sean-bodley-solarpunk-anarchy-20246290831659284657078-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leobard.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sean-bodley-solarpunk-anarchy-20246290831659284657078.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solarpunk Anarchy by Sean Bodley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/seanbodley\">Solarpunk artist Sean Bodley<\/a> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Free societies will be possible in:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>A nearly scarcity-free world<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>A rewards based society, very little punishment, very good rewards.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Both of these ideas tie into Solarpunk. 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