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Anonymous

March 19, 2025

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2040, 10 September. Europe has become the most advanced climate neutrality region in the world. Cities have completely abandoned fossil fuels, and each building has its own energy production system based on solar, wind and kinetic energy.

Evelina, now an experienced scientist, works in a global climate innovation lab that develops AI-powered air purification mechanisms. The streets are green, overflowing with vertical gardens, and the vehicles - without any pollution. Waste of water and food has become a thing of the past, as bioengineering has developed the most effective processing methods.

Society has also changed - the working week has been reduced to four days, as robotisation and AI have allowed people more time for creativity and personal development. The education system has introduced holistic teaching, where everyone can learn at their own pace, and virtual universities connect people from all over the world.

Evelina looks at the centre of Vilnius, where people communicate in the squares, musicians play, and technology serves not as a separation, but as a tool of unity. "This is what the future should have been like," she thinks, as she watches the sun set over the green horizons of the city.

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In 2040, I live in a United Europe where the current nationality borders have been erased, and are regional borders instead. From north to south, and from east to west, we are connected by high-speed railways that allow us to travel from northern Sweden to southern Europe and vice versa in less than 24 hours. We do not see immigration from non-European countries as a problem, but as a strengthening of our society both economically and culturally. My grandchildren have received a good education and have the freedom to work and raise a family wherever they want. All this is again utopia if I look at my own development from the mid-20th century. and how everything has accelerated. Only we can stop Trump, Musk, Putte, Xi and their supporters who are currently destroying what has been built since the end of the war in 1945.

Postapokaliptična EU

Prihodnost evrope naj bi bila svetla, vendar se zeleni prehod zmeraj bolj pozna na naših denarnicah, ki so že drugače tako napadene od infllacije in t.i. shrinkflacije. Kupna moč pada iz dneva v dan, srednji sloj izpareva, počasi in konstantno. Politika EU vodi vse po domače povedano v rit. Zmeraj bolj so zaščitene manjšine, domačini zmeraj izvisijo pred prišleki. Za leto 2040 si lahko samo predstavljamo kakšno postapokaliptično utopijo, kot jih poznamo iz mnogih survival games. Nebi me čudilo, če bi za novi blatnik na motorju mogel plačati mehaniku z kakšno čudno valuto, kot je na primer 10 palcev, ki so nekdaj pripadali rivalski tolpi. Prihodnost evrope bo zelo temna.

Drosmes un sirsnības nākotne

Es vēlētos, lai nākotne Eiropā un Latvijā būtu droša un attīstoša. Es vēlētos, lai Eiropā un Rietumvalstīs būtu iznīdēts un absolūti nepieņemams imperiālisms, autoritārisms un totalitārisms. Šajā nākotnē Tramps, Masks un Putins ir plaši saprasti kā nicināmi un zemiski cilvēki. Absolūtais vairums cilvēku apzinās no kādas tumsas un briesmām ir sanācis izvairīties un ir pateicīgi izlēmībai, drosmei un empātijai, kas šo ir ļāvušas paveikt. Tāpat ir audzis patiess patriotisms un kopienas sajūta, kas vēsturiski manā valstī, īpaši lielākās pilsētās, ir bijis problemātisks padomju laikam raksturīgās gļēvulības, represiju un apolitiskuma dēļ. Beidzot ir izdevies ierobežot alkohola un azartspēļu lobiju. Es gribētu, lai šajā nākotnē tiek saprasts, ka uzlabot savu kopienu un vidi var tikai sniedzot kādu ieguldījumu vai upuri paši. Es gribu, lai cilvēki iegulda sevī, un viņu apkārtējie no tā saņem dividendes. Es ceru, ka sirsnība, radošums, cieņa, iejūtība un rūpes būs ne tikai epizodiski atzītas, bet fundamentāli svarīgas īpašības mūsu sabiedrībā. Es ceru, ka cilvēki sapratīs, ka palīdzot citiem viņi gūst ko tādu, ko citādi nav iespējams gut.

The future I see will be cleaner, less industrialized and more respectful of planet earth. Life won't have changed much, but I imagine more sharing, less war, more respect and living together. Supplements will play an important role, given the problem of altered and less nourishing foods. Polluting sports will no longer be very important, and snow tourism will have disappeared due to global warming. I think there will be more natural disasters too.

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