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What we have in Commons

Anonymous

September 13, 2023

What we have in Commons

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Ideally that future would focus primarily on community. As we move towards the future, our interests in fostering community are getting smaller and smaller. Even though it might seem trivial, it seems to me that many issues we face today can be handled through building strong community links at local levels and then expanding outwards. Individualistic societies have not provided us with the tools to look at huge global problems -- like climate change, the refugee/migrant crisis, job precarity and many more-- and be able to tackle them. Once we start looking inwardly and then to those closest to us can we then start taking care of each other. Building local, sustainable and adaptable practices will lead to better understanding of global issues and instead of inhibiting our futures, we can nurture ourselves, our culture, our future. It's 2040 and you can rely on both yourself and you community to work together by participating equitably in creating a commons that does not operate under utopic ideals but rather faces challenges realistically, operates on a basis of accountability and supports its community members.

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In 2040 it will be a completely different world, everything will be controlled by robots and artificial intelligence. I think there will be no money and even eating habits will change. More solar panels will be developed and we will use more sun. The weather will be around 10⁰c over winter and summers will be longer. Artificial intelligence will take over and we will be creatures of survival
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hallo
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hallo
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