Some things would certainly be different in 2040. First and foremost, technology would have developed enormously. AI is already a big topic today, but in 15 to 20 years, all technical devices will probably be able to talk and help people. The washing machine will be able to wash and then hang up laundry independently or even dry it without a dryer. It will be powered by wind or solar energy, with the equipment being installed in every house. People will be more environmentally friendly and their technology will support them in this. Plastic will no longer exist. Instead, a new material made from hemp or a similar product will be used as packaging material. After it has been used up, it will be taken to collection points through our modern waste garbage cans and recycled there.

Energy has really become cheaper! Electricity can be produced cheaply and safely with clean nuclear fusion power plants. Cheap electricity means that electric cars with the latest battery technologies are finally the answer to mobility problems. Together with the production of green hydrogen, solar and wind energy, the pressure on the environment will be greatly reduced. Production costs in many industries will be lower, resulting in increased profits. European countries are better able to tackle many social and environmental problems. The EU has become what it was intended to be from the outset. One state for all Europeans. Europe can act on an equal footing with other economic blocs and solve many of our world's problems. We have once again invested more resources in research into new technologies. But there is still a lot to do on our common earth.

Towards a better world! All would be well! No diseases, because medicine would have made a gigantic leap forward. The planet's inhabitants would live a trouble-free life, enjoying every moment. The climate would be milder, without devastating storms. People would think more positively, without wanting to do harm. So everyone would live in a world where everything would be peaceful, soothing and free of hardship. Everyone would have work to satisfy all their desires.

I wish we could solve all of today's problems without society breaking down. In my opinion, we are in a position to strengthen all problems as a community. But that means that we have to come together again and not always take extreme positions. You also have to give them up sometimes and approach "them". Then the climate, structural change, the economy, pensions and migration are feasible. We just have to want to and tackle them. But another prerequisite for this is that we get back to work. Citizens, companies and therefore also politicians. Then anything can happen, any change can take place. Only the common ground has to work