People would consume more local food and services. Such a direct-to-manufacturer approach. Social media would support this, and more would bring people together rather than make us "home". The time people can spend with loved ones/family increases and balances more fairly with the time spent at work. People would do more of the work they like and are closer to their hearts, rather than the barely feeding/covering family/children. In general, we will value closeness/family/friends and generally quality time. In life, the main thing is not to have to die at work in order to barely survive. Capitalism in this form will hopefully change, and the only point of trade is not just to get as often and as much money from the neat as possible. Which is also much more environmentally sustainable. Instead of filling the pockets of some rich people, money moves to those who really need it.

By 2040, the world will run entirely on clean energy and plastic pollution will be a thing of the past. Cities are green, with parks and electric vehicles giving way to car-free zones. Pedestrians and cyclists have all the space, while super-fast and sustainable public transport effortlessly connects everyone. The ocean is clean, biodiversity has been restored and we are finally living in balance with nature. Everyone has the right to good, affordable care, with the focus not on aging, but on health and a healthier planet. Equal rights are a fact worldwide, regardless of origin, gender or background. Wars are a thing of the past, because cooperation and peace are the norm. Travel is done without CO₂ emissions, living is affordable for everyone and society is about well-being rather than profit. A sustainable, healthy and liveable future in which people and planet flourish.

In 2040, there is more peace and stability in the world than there is now. People understand each other better. There is disagreement, but disagreements are discussed more calmly and constructively, in pursuit of a common situational picture. Democracy is advancing; The totalitarian and populist tendencies have weakened. The international community has put in place sensible measures to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. Human rights have progressed favourably throughout the world. We've learned how to use virtual platforms in ways that don't tear but build. The power of technology giants has been limited.

We are in the year 2040, in April I will turn 60 and I imagine facing my last professional years with a smile on my mouth, with a terrible desire to reach retirement age or already thinking about reducing my work activity to focus on enjoying life. My kids just made me grandpa and this is my biggest illusion now. I will enjoy my people, my friends and acquaintances, the close family and the new entertainment opportunities offered by new technologies. All kinds of experiences that, as always, are best enjoyed in the best company, that of yours, the family you have and the family you choose. My children have jobs that allow them to enjoy life and people more than we have, but we must make an effort so that we all coincide in special moments. We value physical contact very much and prefer this to do it through screens, although sometimes there is no other remedy. 2040 is presented with a relative world peace and we must take advantage of it, people try again to enjoy the moment, the small things, in the face of the flood of technology so necessary and at the same time so dehumanized.