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Ad astra per aspera.

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

Ad astra per aspera.

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Somewhere in Europe, not knowing how, though that doesn't matter, there was a spark that lit the torch of freedom. The answer to more than 2000 years of oppression of peoples. With that torch we burn the old system, its greed and its corruption, and on its ashes we erect a new Europe that is an example to the world. That makes us truly a synonym for tolerance, freedom, equality, and progress. A participatory democracy where European citizens decide our future without intermediaries. Twenty years where we have advanced more than in the previous hundred because society no longer has supporters of the status quo, and therefore neither anchors that weigh us down. Politics and politics are different, there is no longer the left or the right, populisms or nationalisms that once caused two world wars are now history. There are no clashes between the blue and red flags that on the other hand already made much that they had lost their color. Each issue is voted on independently through digital channels by all those citizens who wish to participate. What is not so is decided by scientists and experts. The prayers of professional politicians have been reduced to a minimum and replaced by people who from home and through their vote decide what should be the way forward. Without corrupt leaders, international conflicts have ended, there are no longer wars or poverty because resources are shared equally. It has been decided to establish a maximum limit to the wealth that can be treasured by a single individual. The right to housing is no longer just a forgotten clause in the Constitution but a reality, so that anyone who is not able to access one by his own means has in the act of an official protective housing concession until he can acquire one. There are no longer minimum pensions and higher pensions, we are all entitled to the same type of benefit. Freedom of expression and free access to culture are embodied and strengthened in a networkless internet. Copyright has been limited to a maximum of 12 years from which any literary or artistic work may circulate freely. Before that date the public also has access to it for free, but the authors receive a fair remuneration from the state based on the downloads and popularity ranking of said work. With this dies censorship and the dictatorship of Copyright. Public money is spent in a much more efficient way, there is no longer duplicity in public administrations, no senseless pharaonic works are made, investments with return are prioritized. The concessions of natural resources that were previously offered in derisory amounts to the private sector are now duly taxed proportionally on the income that companies earn from their exploitation. Thanks to the above, public debt is almost non-existent and taxes have been reduced to historical lows. Justice works independently but more logically, now doing justice is finally synonymous with doing what is right. The penalties for corruption in public office are exemplary. The same as those of any multinational that wants to enrich itself unintentionally at the expense of consumers. Europe is now 90% energy independent. Research in R&D has achieved that renewable energies cover practically all the demand of the continent. The lower energy prices allow public transport to be free. Pensioners have free energy for their homes. The economic bonanza means that we can allow ourselves to be more in solidarity with the developing countries, that we have gained specific weight in international politics, and that thanks to these funds and that influence we have been able to cut the once uncontrollable migratory flows. The Euro Army is a reality and protects our borders effectively, or acts in hot spots around the globe where they are needed. For example, eradicating piracy on maritime routes. We have made great progress in all fields and in all areas, social, economic, and scientific. We have overcome adversities of all kinds. In 2040 we still can not say that Europe is perfect, what if we can say emphatically is that every day that passes and every step we take more citizens of the Union feel or we are proud to be Europeans. Ad astra per aspera.

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Annika.r.hansson@gmail.com
It's hard to think so far because I'm 75 now. Above all, I want my children and grandchildren to live in a safe world with democratic values, have the opportunity to work and education based on their conditions , have access to a nature that is not private and also a culture that is not expensive
hallo
Älter werden im Dorf
Ich bin älter geworden. Ich habe mir mit meinem Partner den Traum erfüllt, nochmal ein Haus zu bauen - im Garten des alten Hauses war ja schließlich noch Platz! Kleiner als das alte Haus ist es nicht geworden, dafür besser aufgeteilt. Wir haben uns in die obere Wohnung zurückgezogen - das Büro im Untergeschoss wird nicht mehr gebraucht, seit wir uns aus dem Arbeitsleben zurückgezogen haben. Jetzt dient es als Appartement, wenn Kinder und Enkel zu Besuch kommen. Unsere Nachbarschaft verändert sich ständig. Trennungen und Todesfälle sorgen für Wechsel. Die Häuser stehen nicht lange leer. Es ist sehr beliebt, im Dorf zu wohnen. Hier achtet man immer noch aufeinander und das Zusammenleben funktioniert. Es gibt viele Angebote für Jung und Alt, dem meisten Leuten ist es wichtig, sich ehrenamtlich zu engagieren. Insgesamt eine gute Umgebung, älter zu werden.
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kerjaan.dea@gmail.com
I would like 2040 to be antidiscriminate for people above 26 years old to get job. I mean here 26 years old is unmet to apply jobs. I mean its limited only from 18 to 25 years old. And the rest people are jobless even 40s and 50s years old. The issues are a lot. But i can't believe it its difficult here also to do business or self employee. Because everyone also have no job, and less moneys, to buy our products very challenging. I wanna see this will improved and people are secure financialy, can pay taxes, more integrity, prosper. I can't describe the future would be. Clearly, the future i wish is full of blessings and prosperity.
hallo
The European Dream
After the severe economic shock of 2026–2030, triggered by rising US geopolitical instability, a stock market crash, and the first major wave of AI-driven job displacement, hope felt in short supply. Across Europe, people shared the same anxious question: How did we let this happen again? Memories of the 2008 financial crisis returned, along with the unsettling sense that the world was moving backwards. The years that followed were marked by chaos, anger and growing polarisation. But from that instability came a realisation: Europe’s future could not be built on division. It could only be built on deeper cooperation. As the world became more fragmented, Europeans began to understand a simple truth more clearly than ever before: divided, we are weak; united, we are strong. By the early 2030s, politics began to change. Citizens stopped rewarding outrage, blame and division, and started demanding compromise, seriousness and shared purpose. Political leaders responded. What followed was something few had thought possible: the European Union federalised, and a new kind of superpower emerged. Europe did not rise through conquest, aggression or domination. It rose through cohesion, partnership and collaboration. We cut through the bureaucracy that had long slowed progress, not to pursue growth at any cost, but to build growth that was sustainable, fair and widely shared. Europe became more agile, more innovative and more confident in shaping its own destiny. As tensions between China and the United States deepened, Europe became the world’s common ground: a reliable partner, a trusted trading bloc, and a defender of liberal democracy, human rights and international order. In an increasingly unstable world, it became one of the few places where peace, predictability and freedom still felt secure. Now, in 2040, the European experiment is thriving. Europe has become a global centre of innovation, economic dynamism and social stability. The European Dream is no longer an aspiration, but a reality: a society where people have the freedom to build a business, raise a family and live with dignity and peace of mind. We have reversed population decline. In 2039, the EU recorded its highest birth rate in decades. Cross-European relationships and identities have flourished, helped by expanded Erasmus programmes and greater mobility across the Union. More and more people now see themselves not as French, Portuguese or Dutch first, but as European first, and proudly rooted in their region second. Europe also chose a different path on technology. While other powers used AI to intensify competition, control and division, the EU focused on using it to improve lives, strengthen public services and support strategic resilience. As a united bloc, we achieved far greater independence in energy, production and food security. Rather than causing mass long-term unemployment, this technological transition helped unlock a new era of job creation, renewal and opportunity. And Europe did not turn inward. It remained open to the world and became its safest and most trusted economic partner. The euro became the world’s leading reserve currency. Investment flowed toward stability, credibility and the rule of law. The Union continued to grow, with the UK rejoining in 2032 and Ukraine becoming part of the European project as well. Looking back from 2040, it is clear that the crises of the late 2020s did not destroy the European idea. They forced it to evolve. At the moment when everything seemed to be falling apart, Europe discovered that the only way forward was together. The European Dream became not just a vision of survival, but a model of renewal for the world.
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