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So im a very typical American. Cars, big lawn, etc. I do the best I can with a garden, fixing my own cars instead of buying new, and trying not to buy things packaged in plastic. I also want to make most of my lawn clovers and wildflowers etc because I hate the boringness of grass and want biodiversity.

Now I think the solarpunk movement is awesome, but I feel like im just a poser. Obviously I can't leave my house and go live in a grass hut. Im also one of those people with a million hobbies, so im always doing things (and by extension, purchasing things, though usually used). I've also always been a car guy, which kind of goes against the whole eco thing. Though I do pretty much only drive smaller cars. I wont buy electric until they are analog and disconnected from any sort of internet.

I feel like there's many out there like me who just feel they wont make any difference anyways so they don't get as involved. But what other things can someone like me do? I've thought about some panels on the house to potentially run small servers off of, but that's pretty much it

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[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm of similar temperament but not into cars. I think I deserve street creds for dropping and rebuilding my 72 VW bus pancake engine many years ago, but that was mainly to save money - I never felt like a greasemonkey. More of a woodworking guy and DIY remodeling junkie with lots of sit-down hobbies. But I totally get that you can't live in a hut and have a ton of hobbies and interests - we need clean dry places to work, and room for our tools and endless stuff, right? My house has been fully solar for 5 years and I've had an electric car since 2014. I don't think you're a poser at all. What I'm wondering about is your comment about EVs. They predate the internet by a long shot, but I srsly doubt they'll ever get away from modern digital controls and battery management. And you're using the internet right now, so what's the deal with that? Just wondering.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago

Modern cars are nightmares for privacy, which unfortunately includes 99% of EV's, with the only possible exception being the Slate, which has stated that they will not include any data harvesting tech in the car (hopefully they actually follow through on that claim).

I've personally avoided new cars for this very reason.

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