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Happy because I belong to the generation that designed the future

Anonymous

April 26, 2023

Happy because I belong to the generation that designed the future

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I have lived through many different phases that have changed the standard of living around the world. At the age of 10 I played football all summer, at the age of 20 I had many open universities in front of me, at the age of 25 I started my family. I worked in a bank where everything was done by hand and when I left the bank everything was electronic. Today I work in a biotechnology company and I am sure that 5 years later, the health system will be too better and deferent. Today I see my grandchildren playing football but also watching YouTube. In 2040 (I do not know if I will still be here), I hope health, education and transport have gone uphill. The impact on them will be the environment and the better life of the citizens through the peaceful coexistence of peoples.

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In 2040 I would like the valley train to be frequent, even if only every two hours, and for on-call transport to cover the smaller villages, so that a 16-year-old boy can go to play sports or visit friends without the family having to organize for weeks. I would like fiber in every fraction, not as a promise but as a normal thing, because working from home here should be the obvious choice, not an exception to explain. I also wish the school wouldn't close. Classes with five children are a problem for those who organize the numbers, but for those who attend them they are a fortune: You learn differently, with the older ones helping the little ones and with the teachers who know each family. I imagine a mountain school that works with schools in other countries, with online twinning and real exchanges, and where Italian, German and English are spoken well, because languages are really needed here. And I wish young people had a way to do business without leaving. A cooperative that manages the forest and sells its wood in a sustainable way, a hostel run by those who grew up in the valley, a laboratory for the production of cheese or beer with the local raw material. Not everyone will have to become an entrepreneur, but those who want to try should find money, advice and someone to tell them they can do it. I don't know if that's gonna happen. But I know the question is not how to get young people back, but how to make sure they don't need to leave to have a full life. In 2040 I hope the answer is: There are things to do here, there are people to do them with, and someone will one day want to stay.
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