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Family first

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

Family first

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In 2040 I will have a 19, a 24 and 26 year old. I hope that we are able to stay close as a family. We would be able to live in close proximity with each other so I can help my children start their own lives. House prices are more reasonable so they don't have to move far away. I can see them often, child mind my grandchildren and travel with them. I don't want my children to be swamped with debt from huge mortgages, I want them to be able to continue their careers after having children and not have to give up work because of lack of affordable childcare. I us to able to travel together both locally and on ferry to France and UK without it being cheaper to get a flight to Spain for a week than stay locally for a weekend. I want our local government to put people first, building communities instead of just houses. I want my children not to have to worry about going to the doctors because it's too expensive or where will their children go to school because there isn't enough spaces for the amount of houses built. I want my children to be happy and to be able to make memories with them. I want my future to be family!

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In 2040, life will be hard, people will be hungry, fighting over scraps of food, robots will be watching every move and killing those who want to get away. The rich elite few will enjoy a paradisiacal life on pieces of land reserved only for them, there will be no democracy, and the population will have health problems because most people will be sick from birth, because genetic changes will drastically reduce life expectancy and birth rates, which will not even be necessary because robots will replace humans. I probably won't have to look at this scenario in 2040, because by then I will have finished my mission on this planet by the time I am old enough, so I leave it to you to work on fixing things before my prediction starts to come true.
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