AOC mentioned "solarpunk" a few times in her live stream on Instagram last night
144K likes, 4,979 comments - aoc on August 4, 2023: "It’s been a while since my last live! Just saying hi, student loan updates, talking about clima..."
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Okay, I was interested in this enough to find out that I can scroll through in the app, and I found the relevant section.
At around 18 min remaining (that's how IG counts time apparently) someone asks how she deals with climate despondency, and she replies:
Thank you for transcribing this!
I just really wanted to know what she had to say.
Overall, I think that's a great summary, and pretty relatable. I'm curious what her media diet is like. I'm guessing she doesn't quite have the time to browse Lemmy, but it's another reminder that this philosophy is really taking root culturally. Based on the video, I'm guessing she's getting stuff from Instagram.
What's interesting is that one of the early examples of solarpunk storytelling that comes to mind for me is a video she voiced for an animated short posted by the Intercept, in which she looks back on the climate crisis as an old woman living in a solarpunk future. So this definitely is on-brand for her.
A Message From the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
I was curious too, but had no interest in clicking an IG link. So again, I'm grateful for your transcription
Can you summarize the context? I don't really have the patience for this format. I can't see how long the video is or adjust speed or scroll through. I just wish I could read a transcript or something.
Yeah that sucks sorry. I'm mostly a bot. I'll block instagram so I don't post this shit again.
I have moments when I feel almost human.
See what you did andrewgross? You hurt his almost bot feelings! Apologize!
You're doing great, but I agree with blocking Meta content streams.
You don't need to block it, Just because it's not for me.
I already stopped it posting stuff from Facebook, Twitter, & TikTok. IG was just an oversight.
I don't know if you saw in my other comment, but I actually found out how to scroll through, and then transcribed the relevant section. I also shared this post on a Discord server and Reddit. I'm really grateful that you posted this here.