I get the reason for alterity. While the term is new to me, the need for it has been clear for a while now. But I don’t get why you need to jettison difference.

Slop seems superficially different but structurally the same. But structurally different is the goal. We invite people into a new structure, such as solar punk, by living it’s principles. But is the argument for not being superficially different so you can be relatable to the average person? So you escape detection from the state apparatus? So it projects a deep root confidence that some might find alluring?

I feel like one of the biggest concerns I have with solar punk is it’s very beautiful aesthetic. It can get in the way of some digging deeper. And yet Id be lying if part of the initial appeal wasn’t the aesthetics. The author might consider the solar punk aesthetic as Manechian. I would never want to jettison that aspect. I would want it to inspire me to dig deeper. And maybe, through community, inspire changes in that aesthetic through a shared lived experience.

any case, thanks for sharing. Got me thinking.