The #BradburyBuilding Featured in ‘#BladeRunner’ Was Inspired by a 19th Century #Utopian #Novel

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bradbudy-building-inspired-by-utopian-fiction

So how *do* we create a society and world "economy" that doesn't depend on the accumulation of wealth or perhaps doesn't have money at all?

What if we reconceptualized the afterlife not as some sort of spiritual secondary location like heaven or hell, but as life here on earth after we die? Imagine if the afterlife was simply life here on earth after we die.

#afterlife #secular #utopian #lifeeverlasting #philosophy

https://open.substack.com/pub/letsmakethempay/p/after-life-dc3?r=2brusa&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Rage of the #Oligarchs - #NaomiKlein: ‘What They Want Is Absolutely Everything’

The all-star academic and Shock Doctrine author breaks down the dark logic of Trump and Musk’s path of destruction — and what the world’s richest people really want

May 4, 2025

Excerpt: [Klein] "But now, #capitalism has entered a radical and #apocalyptic phase. There is no #utopian vision in any of this. Instead, there’s a final battle. And this is where it gets really dark. The people who are advancing this agenda are also building their #LuxuryBunkers and their #spaceships to #Mars. They don’t believe that there is a future. These people believe history is ending, literally. It’s end times! Get onto your rocket ship, or get into your golden city in the sky. And that is distinct."

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/naomi-klein-trump-musk-thiel-oligarchs-climate-science-1235330780/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/BPCNe

#Oligarchy #CorporateColonialism #EndTimesFascism #LoveMotherEarth #CapitalismKills #EndStageCapitalism #ChristoFascism #FarRight #Fascism #WorldPol #USPol #EndTimesFascism #Zionists #Fascists #BelieveInTheFuture
#Resistance #LoveYourMotherEarth

I'm not that optimistic about #TheOrb as; Should we really let the person with #OpenAI to be the authority over identities? What if he just gives an AI a record? How can we tell? More #dystopian than #utopian it is.

#Europe’s foreign commitments and aspirations are clearly not backed by any real ability to promote them—or, when needed, defend them. They are all based on #utopian notion of international relations, envisioned to be naturally harmonious.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/22/trump-europe-eu-nato-defense-security-russia/

I love how, in the Year of Our Lord 2025, people still argue that Capitalist Realism is superior to fantastical #Utopianism

My brother in Christ, the Free Market is a #utopian thought expiriment. We teach it in #Econ 101 as a starting point to analyzing more complex systems, but a truly #FreeMarket has not, and will not ever exist in reality

I read #BeckyChambers' A Psalm for the Wild-Built while I was ill, earlier this week, and it was the perfect comfort-read.

#Utopian without being boring; rich and deep without being slow; #sciFi while still being relatable. #Queer as you like. Win, win, win.

That's my teeny-tiny #review, but if you'd like one that's only slightly longer, catch me at:

1. https://danq.me/a-psalm-for-the-wild-built-by-becky-chambers (plus #podcast variant)

2. gemini://danq.me/posts/a-psalm-for-the-wild-built-by-becky-chambers

My #utopia collective @myselium is looking for new humans to live with in #sydfyn , #denmark. Please share far and wide with people who are into #communitybuilding #selforganising and #sharing <3

https://myselium.org/beboer

Companies should cover mental& brain health insurances so that they avoid getting you burned out by any chance.

Oh no, Claire, did you stay after work-hours today?? Please never do that again, so I wont go bankrupt! *said the imaginative boss*

#burnout #workethics #anti-selfsacrifice #selfsacrifice #utopian

when you forget on day 1 a laptop charger and only realise it on day 4, and found it after a dismantled @38c3
then you know you are at a good place very close to #utopian

[Book reviews] #Solarpunk, #utopian and #AntiCapitalist fiction for imagining brighter futures

Novels with political under- and over-tones that have captivated me recently

by Katy Nightingale, Nov 28, 2024

"All of the books I’m including here are unique in their styles - some encompassing all of these visionary genres, and some just a few of them. Here’s a little glossary I came up with:

- futurist - taking place in the future

- utopian - taking place in an idealistic society where everything is designed to be harmonious, just, and fulfilling for all people

- solarpunk - a sub-genre of utopian literature, solarpunk fiction takes place in a sustainable, eco-friendly future where humanity lives harmoniously with nature, often featuring renewable energy, green cities, and with a focus on social equity

- anti-capitalist - the characters and plot tell a story that illustrates the pitfalls of capitalism and shows resistance and possible alternatives"

Read more:
https://wanderingk.substack.com/p/solarpunk-utopian-and-anti-capitalist

Today, I soft launch my debut fiction novel, a post-post-apocalyptic thriller love story.

Now, only eBooks are available, and I have a wide variety of places to buy, including direct from me, popular stores, and by signing up to one of my membership programs.

Lots more to come, but let's get this started

https://chrischinchilla.com/books/the-dead-among-us/

dream of the park

#Dreamlike #Park #Surreal #Ethereal #Utopian #ReflectingPool #Sparkles #PastelColors #Img2Img #AIArt #AIArtists #AIArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/dream-of-the-park-eris-and-ai.html

#NowPlaying on #KEXP's #SonicReducer

Utopian:
Tierra Ajena

#Utopian

https://utopianla.bandcamp.com/track/tierra-ajena

https://open.spotify.com/track/1fFGrv1S2NWvZAE4dbrAcx

Chris Smith, author of The Whole Okra, a James Beard winner, joins the #webcast to discuss the #Utopian Seed Project.

Farmers helping #Farmers

Join us for a discussion on #Seed Harvesting, #Crop Options, Biodiversity, and helping #Helene Farmers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5mvaezyxqU

an extremely good cause of which you should be aware. bea #bookchin is a true #utopian and her work for #communalism and #socialecology should not be understated https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-bea-bookchins-care-at-home