Great post! I’ve had similar thoughts about AI: just because we ‘can’, does that mean we ‘should’?
And it’s clear from the last decade that tech generates billions for the wealthy while making the rest of us intellectually, socially, and spiritually poorer. Is it worth it?
I personally just refuse to use Waymo. The idea scares me, both on a literal level of sitting in a driverless car, but also for the implication of taking more money away from working class people who need it more than tech billionaires do.
Yep, good points and that’s what I’m thinking about - how can tech and AI be more accessible to the working class to allow them more time freedoms and to increase their own wealth & econ mobility.
Great post! Hi from a Solarpunk project in Scotland! Nice to see these beautiful rooftops, I wonder how you convinced the rooftop owners in the first place?
The rooftop owners, typically represented by property managers, offer the produce for free to the tenants as a benefit. And the tenants love it and see it as a top amenity! Truly a win win.
We (I) tried to suggest solar panels on my block of flats’ roof but the feuars assoc blocked the idea as it would invalidate the warranty on our roof. So I guess you have more enlightened owners.
Yep that’s a really good point. It’s a real engineering feat to work on a rooftop that way. Uptop acres had to work with more modern buildings and amenable property managers, but I’m actually going to reach out to ask about how they found willing partners for so many of their projects! Thanks for the question!
Great post! I’ve had similar thoughts about AI: just because we ‘can’, does that mean we ‘should’?
And it’s clear from the last decade that tech generates billions for the wealthy while making the rest of us intellectually, socially, and spiritually poorer. Is it worth it?
I personally just refuse to use Waymo. The idea scares me, both on a literal level of sitting in a driverless car, but also for the implication of taking more money away from working class people who need it more than tech billionaires do.
Yep, good points and that’s what I’m thinking about - how can tech and AI be more accessible to the working class to allow them more time freedoms and to increase their own wealth & econ mobility.
Great post! Hi from a Solarpunk project in Scotland! Nice to see these beautiful rooftops, I wonder how you convinced the rooftop owners in the first place?
The rooftop owners, typically represented by property managers, offer the produce for free to the tenants as a benefit. And the tenants love it and see it as a top amenity! Truly a win win.
We (I) tried to suggest solar panels on my block of flats’ roof but the feuars assoc blocked the idea as it would invalidate the warranty on our roof. So I guess you have more enlightened owners.
Yep that’s a really good point. It’s a real engineering feat to work on a rooftop that way. Uptop acres had to work with more modern buildings and amenable property managers, but I’m actually going to reach out to ask about how they found willing partners for so many of their projects! Thanks for the question!
Another brilliant post and excellent video about the rooftop farms. Keep up the good work solarpunks :)
Appreciate you!
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Hey there, so glad you found us 😊. Heading over to check you out now. let’s keep the support going!