hard scifi as in ‘technical accuracy” is alright, but consider: hard scifi as in “frequent infodumps where you get to learn about cool science things”. that’s the kind that I like

@kasdeya and then consider: hard solarpunk

@tryst I’m not the biggest fan of the visual aesthetic of solarpunk but I’m ngl I love anything to do with utopian scifi

@kasdeya yeah, neither am i. honestly that’s maybe what prompted the thought? i don’t think i’ve seen anything remotely like hard solarpunk and i think the aesthetics would be improved for it.

@tryst that’s an interesting point! I do think it would be cool to see more thought put into the designs of solarpunk tech - especially if the designs were more grounded and realistic-looking

also it’s so validating that I’m not the only one who feels that way about solarpunk lol. I dislike what cyberpunk has turned into now that corporations have co-opted it, but I feel like cyberpunk tends to be peak scifi vibes for me