DREAMS OF A RESILIENT PLANET

New -punk for a better tomorrow.

Version 1.0 | Nov 2022

‘Dreams of a Resilient Planet’ puts forward three new -punk genres to help think of a better tomorrow, following traditions of classics like Cyberpunk, and Solarpunk.

Like any other ideas of utopias or dystopias, we can see hints of these genres hidden in plain sight around us.

-Punk genres are characterised by individuals acting against systems by taking matters in their own hands.

What are the systems around us that we might want to act against for a better planet?

What is something small that we already do now that we should be doing more of?

CYCLOPUNK

CYCLOPUNK

In a world where
there are no disposable resources

People
consciously reuse everything

COVERTPUNK

COVERTPUNK

In a world where
organisations watch over everyone and all their actions

People
completely go off-record as an act of rebellion

MACROPUNK

MACROPUNK

In a world where
resilience of a liveable environment is implicit in people’s minds

People
make decisions for the environment first, and not their individual needs.

“Dreams of a Resilient Planet” is an ongoing thought experiment in dreaming up a better tomorrow. It uses fiction to inspire action.

How might these ideas from extreme worlds influence our own?