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Stories for the future of Europe

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Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Inside the first self-sustainable city on Mars - by ABIBOO studio
Construction of the city of Nüwa could start in 2054 and will see 250,000 people live inside the rock of a steep cliff. Freeze my body, melt me in 80 years, and send me to Mars. Architecture studio ABIBOO has revealed its plans to create the first self-sustainable city on the Red Planet, which is set to be ready for residents in 2100. The city will be called Nüwa and will be located at Tempe Mensa on one of the Martian cliffs. Its position inside a rock on the steep cliff will protect its residents from radiation and meteorites (cool!) while still giving them
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#OurFutures stories by EU citizens
Ca sent le cochon ici.....
Ca sent le cochon ici.....
J'ai 85 ans. J'ai cru mourir de douleur et de mes maladies dans les années 35! Je n'avais pas assez d'argent pour obtenir la carte "prioritaire" et le désert médical était affreux. Et puis la révolution IA a fait que j'ai eu droit à de nouveaux soins accélérés par la recherche. Les stations d'analyse accessibles gratuitement dans les maisons médicales virtuelles et les opérations robotisées m'ont faites gagner des années de retraite quasi inespérées. J'ai eu souvent peur de rentrer dans ces services . Je savais qu'en fonction de mon état physique et surtout de mon état socio-cognitif je serai guérie au moins en partie ou al contrario "amenée vers la sortie définitive" de notre monde! Mon QI encore compétitif m'a sauvé pour quelque temps. Par contre, j'ai toujours une sensation bizarre d'odeur animalière dans mon corps à cause de ces merveilleuses prothèses de cochon.....
Ma ville
Ma ville
I had a dream, the dream of cities that look like villages, islets of trees, plants that separate neighborhoods, more hlm, residences, houses with gardens, collective gardens, plantations of fruit trees and of course, people know each other, help each other, exchange barter, furniture, clothes, food ... there are children playing on the street, they are safe, neighbors monitor them, there is an important associative life and investment, we feel responsible for our "neighborhood-village"
I certainly wish for a better future than now,made of novelty and a world where there is no more war and everyone lives their lives in a dignified way. I would like the youth of today to be able to fulfill their desires ,bring forth science ,medicine especially
Passato o futuro
Passato o futuro
I would like to see children playing on the street, as when I was little I , have greener and more economic stability , to relive the same purchasing power for people a future that resembles the past.Less stress in everyday life,the ability to turn without being afraid.
Zukunft Wort wörtlich
Zukunft Wort wörtlich
Future word literally with better schools, children better promote / support until consolidated.In my opinion, you can build on a crumbling school education nothing solid.Professionals do not pay too much differently, because somehow all interlock, must be done, are important, should be chosen according to inspiration, not according to how I get my rent / life paid best. Migration only by space/opportunity, otherwise too many people will be disappointed/frustrated/"criminal". Work MUST be worthwhile, only really needy would get citizen money, lazy NOTHING. Better support for single parents. Pensioners with sufficient credit years must be entitled to more pensions. DOWNLOAD bureaucracy, NOT just talk/log in, also act/execute much faster. KK better organize/control. Creating affordable housing, no rents and energy costs that "strrangulate" in everyday life
The world is at peace. People came to their senses when they were on the brink of war. All borders have been abolished - everyone can move freely. Through the exchange of knowledge and culture, we have expanded our horizons, and scientists have made many discoveries. No one is excluded, everyone works together. It is not money that counts, but skills that can be developed. We behave responsibly towards the nature around us - we understood that we create a symbiosis.
Global warming has stopped, temperatures are falling again, hurray! Cars run on hydrogen and solid-state batteries, one charge lasts 2000 km. Plastic has been largely banned. The internet giants have been put in their place and must act in the same way as public broadcasters. The global population has been shrinking for 15 years. Most plastic has been fished out of the sea.
I would like people to have woken up further to the fight for clean nature and water. In the future, I would like to see people in their different regions around the world living in their own countries, where sustainability is taken care of and humanity and human dignity are honoured. This means that political orientations and different religions are equal for all. However, the sufficiency of clean water will become the lifeblood of humanity in the future, because nature, humans and other living beings on this planet will not survive without water. In the future, all wars will be fought on nature's terms. That is why nature is important.
2040?2050? 2025? It's time to take stock, because nature is still suffering, despite all the warnings. Remember, it's not that long ago, it was 15 years ago, and even more so now, but our politicians still don't give a damn. And war? of course it's still with us, and it's costing our so-called free nations more and more. Free from Trump and the mad right, fortunately, because remember how much we have suffered from so many lies, so much false information... But Russia and China have banded together against Europe and America, along with certain African countries. Fortunately, Latin America remains neutral. A sad vision of our world in 2040, led by a pseudo-artificial intelligence that has cut off all human relationships. No more flowers to put on the cannons, which in fact no longer exist, given that conflicts are delivered by drones. The plan was to deliver parcels and medicines by this means, but no, the conflict in Ukraine, which was 15 years ago, was just the beginning of this new way of fighting. Fewer dead soldiers, but more civilians buried, not to say smoked out, like 95 years ago. Fortunately, Europe has become more united, to become the lighthouse that many had hoped for, without really believing in it.
even if it is utopian to write anything about a future that is impossible for me to achieve ( given my age), a dream for my children and mine I might have, to halve the extravagance and selfishness, the thirst for money and power, to live without tax and financial oppression , politicians by the people, in an honest and true way, to try to leave a still livable and enjoyable earth to our grandchildren, to wake up from this deep sleep caused by these vile overlords of a world that is NOT theirs.
Finally, it's 2040 and we can put the past decade behind us. It's been a busy year in the world, with all countries working together to find solutions to ensure we can all live in a healthy environment and benefit both humans and animals. Fortunately, we ended up deciding that we want a world with clean air and water and that cutting our consumption in half is easily achievable without going without clothes, food or entertainment. We have become closer to each other, both within individual families and households, in local communities and across countries. We've used AI to develop shared databases to collect ideas and help each other to spread the best ideas quickly so that everyone can benefit from them and the process goes faster. This year I'm going to experience waterfalls, hiking in Europe. It's so nice to have nature in its own natural form ❤
In my future I would like more funding for schools and health care and fewer weapons. Europe would be stronger and more influential in the world economy, not in an overbearing way but to be a support for even the most struggling countries. In my future, diversity will be a matter of course and accepted, not an excuse to be able to marginalize what is different. However, we should not all become equal (in dignity, freedom and rights yes) but learn to value our individuality and that of others. In my future, Europe will value the cultures of every country on the continent. Culture will not be a means by which we "prove ourselves superior to others," but a treasure to be shared and known. In addition, the problem of pollution will finally be addressed and fought with all the necessary tools, not with empty promises and indifference.
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