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Lev friskt och i frid

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

Lev friskt och i frid

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After several peace agreements, conflicts between several countries have subsided. Technology has advanced to the point where we are no longer destroying our environment. Clean water is available to 100% of Europeans, but so is clean air. People can travel and work freely within the EU. People are happy and content because all countries are equally well off. No one feels the need to flee their country. Children get free education. Food is organic and locally produced. People can travel across the world quickly with no negative impact on the environment. People are helpful. Because there are no major differences in quality of life, there is less hatred towards other ethnic groups and it is peaceful. No threat of war. Of course, there are still diseases and mental health problems. But research is better and so is understanding and treatment. The UN and the EU work well together. Working days are shorter and the quality of life has improved significantly. Violent crime has decreased due to improved quality of life for most people. Of course, there is still some bribery, but it has decreased. People are more accepting and curious about other cultures. Terrorist attacks are decreasing as technology and research make it easier to identify risk factors. Since education is easily accessible, disinformation is reduced.

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hallo
ein besseres Leben für alle
I would like to see an end to wars and for conflicts to be resolved through diplomacy. I would also like to see environmental pollution fall below critical levels and for developing countries with high levels of environmental pollution to do much more and receive more support. I would also like good work to be rewarded more and families to receive more support.
hallo
Grandir dans le respect et la liberté
National education would have completely disappeared, to be replaced by a system of "free" childcare, where children would have access to tools (books, etc.) as well as workshops, places and materials, for tinkering, cooking, etc., and where they could carry out the projects that interest them, relying on the adult resources around them to teach them how to manage and gain self-confidence. I'm thinking of Summerhill-type schools or democratic schools where everyone can be welcomed without financial considerations. I think that today's schools are dragging young people down by not respecting their deepest aspirations, and I'd like children in 2040 to really be at the heart of their education, and no longer cohorts into which academic knowledge is injected. I want this respectful education to be open to all.
hallo
Bitte glaubt an unsere Jugend
We recognized and fought a climate crisis...and we lost. We realized too late that our "lifestyle" will cost many generations their heads. We still fought wars because we thought borders, religions, money or power were worth measuring in blood. We have marginalized people based on faith, skin color, sexuality or simple free spirit. We thought WE defined normal, determined the norm. But we have created generations that want to and will put an end to this. We have conjured up a battle and left the battlefield to our children and grandchildren. Now let them! Don't spoil it for them! We have already failed, now let them clean up the battlefield as THEY want. Support them and don't block them. You have been wrong for years, don't think that YOU now suddenly know the solution to the problem; you were the problem and now let the youth "attack" the problem too. Believe them, your narrow-mindedness must not cost so many people their future again. Much more: help them, help them with what you still have. Don't deny them the wish for change... you had these wishes too. And you know what it feels like to lose dreams and hope.
hallo
Demokrati i/og udvikling
In 2040 I am retired, but due to a flexible labor market I still have some working hours, especially online. The help I and other retirees need (at home) is customized to the individual due to the use of AI. The content of education has also become more individualized - while children and young people are also learning how to behave socially. Private motoring has been largely eliminated; a number of vehicles are available; they come and pick you up themselves. This saves on car and parking costs. An annual health check (voluntary) helps catch many diseases in their early stages, improving quality of life and reducing hospital costs.
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