The process by which an individual or a corporate entity modifies former philosophies and expressions of modernism as a response to the emerging postmodern culture. It is the reconstruction of modernist philosophy, art, and culture and the establishment of a postmodern culture in its place. The emphasis is on the observable changes in ambience, such as repainting a room from a neutral color to diverse and contrasting colors.

Solarpunk is a movement focused on a positive, ecological vision for a future where technology is used for human-centric and ecocentric purposes. It is a literary, artistic and aesthetic sub-genre and is also closely tied to eco-political activism. Solarpunk narratives have a distinctly positive and utopian foundation in contrast to the often dystopian visions found within other "punk" science fiction genres.