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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

Solarpunk is often dismissed as a purely aesthetic movement - pretty pictures of skyscrapers covered in vines. But true Solarpunk is political. It is about decentralization.

If we want to become independent of the “Big Three” (US tech, Chinese manufacturing, Russian energy), we need to localize our survival.

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[-] stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I mean, if saving seeds wasn't dangerous to the powers that shouldn't be, Monsanto wouldn't have made it illegal.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

It's dangerous to Monsanto's bottom line, because they rely on having a monopoly on their seeds. I'd say farmers breaking patent law is a revolutionary act! But, at least for now, the government doesn't care if you save heirloom seeds or your own cultivars.

For now.

this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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