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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
dystopia
dystopia
I would like a future where racism, homophobia, transphobia, and so on dont exist; where you can be who you want and love who you want; where we care about our planet, and our future; a future where billionaires no longer exist; That is what I wish the future to be; however i don’t believe that’s the future we ‘ll have
Alla unika människor
Alla unika människor
The future without war so my grandchildren do not have to be worried. I wish our ruling politicians in all countries would ask themselves if they want trouble and war. That they act as human beings and not as abusers of power and think ahead with their decisions. Not to see themselves as perfect. Hope that world leaders see people and show respect for everyone because we are all unique.
Povratak korijenima
Povratak korijenima
Dear Europe, how lovely to see you occupied by the sun of God and the faith in God. How pleasant it is to live in a community that prays together, that goes to the World without going to the Holy Mass, something that was impossible to imagine some 20 years ago when churches were closed and there was no such way of life. It is more pleasant to live in a land that does not care for consumerism, but which respects freedom and the citizen, in which the politicians who are chosen from the nation are subordinate to the nation and serve and counsel for it. We are all sober and we believe that this can remain the case.
L'union fait la force.
L'union fait la force.
On 1 January 2040, Europe came to the end of becoming a federated state. A model close to that of the USA. It's time. Russia is increasingly threatening. Putin has disappeared but his successor is on the same trip. War is at our doorstep and we have finally come to understand that unity is strength. This has not been understood by Belgian politicians. As a result, Belgium is brain dead. And conquering Flanders is in the process of understanding that only it no longer matters. Division destroys. Yet there has been a good example with Brexit. Hoping that the Russians will understand that this time they would not be the most numerous. Well, let's hope it gets better now and that the United States of Europe is really going to do something.
Parim tulevik
Parim tulevik
In 2040, life in Europe will be better than ever. Countries will get on well together, and there will be close cooperation. Our children will get the best education in the world. There have been great advances in technology, with self-driving or even flying cars, jet planes and hyper-fast trains. The Rail Baltic and the Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel have been built. Artificial intelligence is being used in abundance and for the best purposes. It has enabled advances in medicine, justice, programming and many other areas of life.
Jedan običan dan
Jedan običan dan
I wake up to a voice instructing me to make black coffee. While I'm awake, a mini-robot cleans my rooms and living room I sit at a chair and drink coffee with my wife. From the garden I take organic and hydroponic grown plants and soil. I put it in recycled crockery which is thermally treated. After that, we drive off in our electric car, which only goes to the shop. In the shop, he arranges the necessary things on special panels, and in a few minutes the robot delivers the packed and packed arm. Let us go to the kitchen. Putem holograma czytelamo vijesti i zanimnosti. Finally, let's go behind the chair and take the food that the machine has prepared. Let's put the tanjures in the laundry. Finally, I am putting water and mineral in the drone which is now in the garden. Let's go to the kitchen where we are making a shake by voice. I then go to the kitchen, where I spend the evening using the hologram screen and the app writes the text I dictate. In the evening, we sit in front of the big screen and watch entertainment broadcasts while I run the air-conditioning from the cold sleeping room. We round off the day with vitamins and a sugary hot drink
Europa 2050: Sopravvivere un Altro Giorno
Europa 2050: Sopravvivere un Altro Giorno
I wake up with the usual burning in my throat. The air here in Milan is unbreathable, full of fine dust. The window is closed, but the smell of burnt plastic still manages to filter through. It has not rained as it used to for years, and when it does, the water is acidic. I take the filter mask and go down to the street. There are no more electric buses or public bicycles: After the 2038 energy crisis, public transport collapsed and only those who can afford the black market for fuel still drive. Through the city between abandoned buildings and advertising screens that broadcast propaganda. Since the European Union crumbled, trade wars between the new micro-nations have continued. I arrive at the office, a semi-empty skyscraper. Much of the work is now automated, and those who remain cling desperately to a measly salary. We all know that the future will not improve, but no one has the strength to fight anymore.
Frihet
Frihet
In 2040, the world looks like a place where freedom and individual choice are at the center. People have greater control over their own lives and decisions, and society is based on a market economy where competition and entrepreneurship flourish. Technology and innovation drive growth, and people have access to a wide range of opportunities for personal development and prosperity. Religious influences are less evident, and societal norms are more secular, with greater emphasis on science and rational thinking. The role of religion in political decisions and public institutions has diminished, and people are free to follow their own spiritual paths without feeling constrained by tradition or dogma. In this future, people live in a world that is more diverse, open and driven by personal freedom and economic liberty.
Nikad se neće dogoditi.
Nikad se neće dogoditi.
Europe values all European lands, and I do not consider Turkey to be a European country. It is run by politicians who are the people of the nation and not by officials who do not know what it means to advise and whose turn it is to protest. the lives of ordinary people. A liberal climate reigns, or security is being watched over and any signs of terrorism are being responded to more sharply. Immigration is either stationary or controlled. There is no way in which we are not talking about America or China!
Uusi elämä
Uusi elämä
I would live in Spain with my spouse. Our children would also live close to us there. We would have a couple of dogs and a lovely big villa with all the amenities. All the war and stuff would be gone and people would be happy. There would be no theft, no pollution etc. Food would not be expensive and everyone would have a chance to get a job. Wages would be good. There would be no strikes.
Sanjsko Življenje
Sanjsko Življenje
That's right, I was able to buy an apartment I like and love for a reasonable price, which makes me live without anxiety about paying. My education has given me a great job with good pay close to my home, I pay as little tax as possible as the owner of an independent beauty salon, and I run my salon with ease. I no longer pay exorbitant prices in the shop as I did in the past, I pay what is fair because the prices are fair. A few times a year I take a good holiday wherever I want, because my honest profit allows me to do so. I enjoy life without worrying whether I will have money to live on tomorrow and I look forward to life with my loved ones.
PŘÍBĚH  RESPEKTU A SMRT TOLERANCE
PŘÍBĚH RESPEKTU A SMRT TOLERANCE
When I look back through my life, all I see is the fear of war, death, hatred and the struggle for power and wealth in the world where I lived... I see only a desperate struggle to keep my sanity among the madmen... I was born 20 years after the "supposed" end of a global war that was created because of the tolerance of evil and hatred of one another and the desire for world domination by depraved people, and which never really ended... I have lived in a world where the naked truth must hide and lies masquerade as it.... I have lived and yet still live in a world where two concepts - tolerance and respect - are often deliberately confused... Most people think that tolerance is important for a peaceful and happy life... They wish for each other at weddings, during joint trips or projects... I say that tolerance is the greatest offense of mankind against itself. We tolerate evil and violence, we tolerate pernicious opinions and give way to them for peace... and then suffer for it. In doing so, we perpetrate an incredibly painful consequence in the form of a living space where it is impossible to live without the consequences of damage to our health and quality of life. Unlike tolerance, RESPECT is incredibly necessary for setting boundaries and respecting one another's views and attitudes, but also clearly defining oneself to something that one cannot agree with and identify with. Unlike tolerance, I cannot respect the views and attitudes of others when they fundamentally turn against the essence of humanity, destroying the environment, the food we depend on, there is nasty chemistry in everything, and society has lost its common sense and perversion is passed off as normality. In 2040 TOLERANCE WAS EXTINCT and all the tolerant ones who were still infected with it have already been quarantined to another planet where they lived to see their deaths. For when the last HEALTHY HUMANITY GOT IT and RESPECT WON OVER TOLERANCE, it excluded tolerance from its midst. It happened after that, when healthy babies stopped being born, people died of heart attacks at a young age, and respect was turned into words - be yourself and swear... Mankind has reached the end of its evolutionary chain and understood that tolerance must be violently killed so that humanity can come out of the horrors it has brought upon itself... Common sense has won out over the moronic "artificial intelligence" and won by a landslide, albeit after great intellectual battles... After all, nothing is born without birth pangs... By 2040, men were men again and women were women again..., babies began to be born to men and women, sexual deviations of any kind were no longer dealt with by grand parades with stage creatures..., children began to care and take care of their elderly parents who were involved in the upbringing of their grandchildren, and families began to work together. The market economy gave way to the real needs of humanity and the strong and able supported the weak... Respect and deference prevailed and everyone benefited, driving tolerance off the face of the earth... It then regenerated and began to produce valuable food for humanity without the involvement of chemicals ... Technology began to be used only for the benefit and future of mankind. TOLERANCE HAS DIED - LONG LIVE RESPECT!!!
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