What is Your Solar Punk Name?

I would like to meet you.

Chris Weber
2 min readMar 24, 2021
A cool picture of names on pendants dangling from a chain-link fence.
Give a shoutout to Daniel Thomas on social for sharing this photo.

Names are important. They are how we tell each other apart without looking. All names mean something. Even if you are a Jim, Tim, and/or a Kim, your name likely has a history. When your parents named you, they chose a word to yell when you would eventually disappoint them. If your name comes with a prefix, they probably were just being lazy. Having a baby is exhausting.

I believe we should be able to name ourselves. This is because some people let their own names define them. If your name is Deirdre, you should not have to be sad about that for your entire life. Don’t let your name put you in a cage.

I am a solarpunk. I was not born this way. Despite this fact, I rather enjoy my name and its’ meaning. I have decided to keep it. That being said, I am a writer and I like to write things. I make up names for things all of the time just to keep myself amused. You can do this too. Let’s start with you.

A solarpunk name should reflect a few things. Those things are how you can save the world. I have a friend. This may…

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Chris Weber
Chris Weber

Written by Chris Weber

Measuring the gravity in collisions of technology and news. I'm diving into the intricate world of media to untangle Earth's most captivating stories.

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