Rowland expanded the concept further in an article on the subject, "One Atom of Justice, One Molecule of Mercy, and the Empire of Unsheathed Knives." As more people engaged with the concept, the definition of hopepunk took on more specific parameters. The aesthetic of hopepunk is generally agreed to incorporate a mood of gentleness or softness and a sense of self-awareness of weaponized optimism, with a worldview that fighting for positive social systems is a worthwhile fight. There is an emphasis on cooperation as opposed to conflict. There is an awareness within hopepunk works that happy endings are not guaranteed and that nothing is permanent.
