End of Democracy?

Anonymous

April 26, 2023

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Due to the corona virus, I see the governments starting to turn away from democracy and going toward stratocracy. What I would like to see in 2040 is that the freedom, so many people have died for us to have, will still be prevalent in the human race. I hope that the governments would value the lives of those people who fought for our freedom and respect the human rights and their right to choose (e.g. whether or not they want to be vaccinated). I hope that more effort will be done to help countries in need and that governments would stop using peoples lives (as with the refugees right now) for their political achievements. The greed for power makes way for corruption, stratocracy and genocide as we have seen in the past. I hope that in 2040 the governments worldwide would be mature enough to learn from the past, set aside their personal interests and do what is good and right to prosper their citizens.

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I envision a future where labor is not exploitative, where there is a minimum wage requirement, and workers are truly protected and not treated as mere numbers. People who at the end of their workday still have the strength and hope to go and live their lives outside. I imagine women not being refused contract renewals because they are pregnant or may be pregnant in the future. I imagine a world where people with disabilities are truly protected, backed by society, and where health care is free without having biblical wait times.

It's 2040, and aviation is finally reserved for business trips for which video conferencing contacts are insufficient. For private travel, each family can fly once every 4 years. Cruise ships have been banned since 2035. A universal income has been introduced, funded by corporate profits: anything in excess of 2% of ÇA in profits is redistributed. Executive salaries are limited to €15,000 and dividends to the same amount.

Arbeit in der Zukunft

In this future, we all have a four-day week or less. For the same salary and with the same efficiency, we only work three or four days, half of them in the office and half in the home office. We have more time for volunteering, raising children, continuing education, political engagement or just hobbies and sports.

De elektrische toekomst

I hope that by 2040 new forms of energy supply will have taken hold. That nuclear fusion reactors in the Netherlands will ensure that there is power in abundance, bringing the prices of energy down considerably. As a result, the prices of electric cars, appliances and household use will also hopefully go down and technology can make a big step forward. Smart homes are everywhere and there are hardly any CO2 emissions.

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