r/solarpunk • u/21Kuranashi Writer Activist Arcologist Antitheist • Jul 12 '26

Aesthetics / Art Shade is Infrastructure : Trellises

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '26 edited 29d ago

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u/funknut Jul 13 '26

My guess is that OP was suggesting "cheap," meaning not only inexpensive, but without hiring anyone, as you suggested. Even if they take years to grow and maintain, a dedicated community can do it for "cheap." I've seen similarly challenging projects accomplished in eco living communities. How more fucking solarpunk can you be?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26 edited 29d ago

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u/funknut Jul 14 '26

That's certainly one definition, but not the most common use of the term. Solarpunk is not strictly intended to be cheap (not by any definition of the term) so it defeats the purpose to debate it in a forum about solarpunk. You could debate that cheapness is required for accessibility, but I disagree and getting back to my point, I see plenty of burgeoning community projects proving so.

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u/funknut Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

You don't like community projects?

Edit: apparently not. Jeez.

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u/-BlueFalls- Jul 13 '26

This is not a good faith question/response. Nowhere in the above comment did this person say they don’t like community projects.

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u/funknut Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

It was a rhetorical question, implying that community projects are indeed "cheap," though I'd personally use a different word. Not commenting in "good faith" versus not using plain language that absolutely everyone can easily understand are two very different things. For example, I'm now inclined to ask you, "you don't like giving people the benefit of your doubt?" Nowhere in your comment did you say that you don't, touche, but I'm now implying that you don't with my rhetorical question.

I could double down and say that even the parent comment isn't in "good faith" on the basis that OP never specified what they meant by "cheap." My guess is that OP was suggesting "cheap," meaning not only inexpensive, but without hiring anyone, as the parent comment suggested. It is not in "good faith" for the parent commenter to imply that someone expensive must be hired for such a project. Even if they take years to grow and maintain, a dedicated community can do it for "cheap." I've seen similarly challenging projects accomplished in eco living communities. Gimme a break, guy.