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A sustainable world for everyone

Anonymous

April 26, 2023

A sustainable world for everyone

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We are now in 2040. Europe is a beautiful and peaceful place where all people live happily in harmony with nature. The energy is renewable and shared between people, and thanks to energetic communities it isn't centralized. Sustainable and shared public transport are accesible to everyone in every place. The model of economy is shifting towards a circular one, without overproduction and without a huge amount of waste. The old exploitative economic system, both dangerous for people and the planet is being replaced with a more ethical one. People that in the past worked in unsustainable fields (like fossil fuels) are now working in business that try to solve the damages caused by these things. Also agriculture has changed, and has become more regenerative. Thanks to veganism and artificial meat the sector of animal farming has drastically decreased and the farms left are sustainable and follow the possibilities of nature. Waste and pollutions are decreasing and extincion is stopping. Animals are taking their space and humans have relearned how to stay with them peacefully and they have restored a good relationship with the nature. The humanity is walking togheter towards a fairer and more inclusive world for everyone and restoring healty communities. Climate-caused migrations are decreasing.

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hallo
Ungewiß wo es hingeht.
Once upon a time, people didn't know which way was up. Everyone hoped that everyone would get along with everyone else and treat each other peacefully. But to achieve this, everyone should put something aside and seek a balance. Will we still be able to do this ourselves or will our digital assistants already be doing it for us? It will be particularly difficult for older people who are afraid of dealing with these things. Even the freaks don't know for sure whether they still have control over the assistants. Let's hope they are well-disposed towards us and that the majority of people treat each other in the same way. In principle, it will be similar to now, except that the digital assistants will be even more advanced. Which can be an advantage but also a disadvantage. That is why it is important that we are always aware of what we are dealing with and how. It has never hurt to be friendly and polite. If you compare the little helpers to pets and you take good care of them, the Digis will hopefully see no reason to treat us badly, just like animals show affection. Unless there are evil spirits behind it programmed by humans to exploit this weakness. Positive thinking can help.
hallo
Teknologi
I get woken up by my robot, it helps to get the day started. Then there's a machine that reminds you to do something nice for yourself and drives you to work, so you can just enjoy the time and the calm instead of stressing yourself with traffic. Work has become easier with a lot of aids and the profit when you get home from work has increased
hallo
Matkustelu
I think the future would be better if people stopped bickering and invented things like protecting the environment and nature, and developing technology. It would be great if people could move from one place to another with little or no emissions. Some kind of fast ship on water, under water or on rails to get from one place to another as quickly as possible. I read an article that mentioned a plan for a train between New York and London that would go through a tunnel at the bottom of the ocean. At the moment that construction would certainly not be very environmentally friendly, but possibly in twenty years time it would be different. You could stop flying altogether. Electric cars could also be developed so that it would not take so much water to mine cobalt. And that they wouldn't explode on their own.
hallo
Utopie?
I'd like the future to be more relaxing than the present day, for us to live more in harmony with nature, for people to be less materialistic, more equal. That teleportation would be the major mode of transport, with no pollution and no wasted time. I'd also like to see culture and reflection take precedence over possession, conquest and power. A more peaceful society.
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