Life in 2040 has improved in several areas, looking at the individual as a human being, not based on their skin color, religion, prejudices about other cultures.
Psychiatry has improved, also looking at the individual's need for hospitalization, help in their own home, support to finish school and support to find work according to ability and perseverance, as this will ensure that the mentally vulnerable can see themselves as part of the community, without being looked down upon. By 2040, no children are bullied in schools, regardless of the reason for the bullying. All children have an equal right to be themselves, regardless of their background. Children are the future hope for a better world, and that future starts now with parents. Help must be available for parents who are struggling with parenting so that they can be better role models for their children. Children must have better conditions to get help if they need it, without being stigmatized.
There are very few homeless people, and solutions are being worked on for the homeless before they are "lost to society". There are places they can turn to when life changes and the need for help arises.
There are very short waiting times for examinations and treatment of patients in somatic hospitals. There is time for each patient and there is no shortage of doctors, nurses and other staff in hospitals.
There is a focus on helping small business owners to stay in business, as they are all needed to serve the diverse needs of the people. It is natural to be of a different sexual identity than male/female in a relationship and others are not looked down upon because they do not represent the largest group of "normality".
Religions and the people who have one live peacefully among each other, without waging war or imposing their religion on others.
There are no dictators in the world, and the focus is on helping the nations in need of self-help, all nations help their neighbor to a better future without hunger and war, to get an education and better opportunities to help themselves and their family.
In short, a better world than the one we live in now.