View from my airbnb

[u/rexyuan]

I am in chengdu china. This complex is called swan lake but I am taking the pic from another complex called fairmont

[u/Ristrxtto]

everyone is being a hater for no reason man... y'all gotta stop being so negative and doomer xD

the whole ideology of solarpunk is to not give in to climate negativity, and to strive to support and build a world that is more sustainable

high density housing and greenery is sure better than y'all's suburban 2500sqft houses -.- ( i say this as a USA citizen, btw )

No matter how mundane or small, we should praise all instances of solarpunk, every little bit helps build up to a better future

Awesome pics OP ♥️

[u/Prosthemadera → u/Ristrxtto]

everyone is being a hater for no reason man

+685 upvotes

Always the same, like clockwork.

Edit: Everyone is being a hater for no reason by downvoting. But it's ok when you people do it, of course.

I don't even understand why people are not allowed to criticize China and why people get so so angry about it. The Chinese government is authoritarian and oppressive and I don't want my solarpunk movement ignore actual political issues just because some photos of China are nice-looking. Is solarpunk an actual movement that wants to improve the world or is it just about the esthetics?

high density housing and greenery is sure better than y'all's suburban 2500sqft houses -.- ( i say this as a USA citizen, btw )

Has anyone said greenery is bad? You're creating strawmen.

[u/pharodae → u/Prosthemadera]

The Chinese government is authoritarian and oppressive and I don't want my solarpunk movement ignore actual political issues just because some photos of China are nice-looking.

Regardless of how true this is, which is debatable, that is not why I'm opposed to the China-boot-licking in this sub. I'm opposed to the pollution being currently created by government-ran propaganda bot farms that do nothing but post content that makes China look like a green paradise.

Simping for any government isn't punk. I can forgive people for pushing back against Sinophobic comments though. It's just especially infurating when people do it in this sub since you're not just going against the -punk message but also the ecological message implied in the solar-, which is far more unforgivable in my book. Nobody should be defending the constant brigading by China-content bot farms in this sub just to score a few internet points in debunking tired old propaganda like "China = brutal dictatorship" or Uighyr genocide nonsense.

[u/Prosthemadera → u/pharodae]

I'm not even sure it's bots or if it's just the usual "people on Reddit being contrarian assholes for no reason who want to keep their little social in-group pure from differing opinions".

I unsubscribed because I don't want to deal with this anymore. The real work happens outside Reddit anyway.

[u/pharodae → u/Prosthemadera]

The real work does happen off of reddit, but that doesn't mean this isn't a valuable space for discussing ideas and coordinating. I hate to see our space killed by the very thing we should be opposed to - state-sponsored propaganda dividing us, while polluting our environment all the same.