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Worse for most, good for few

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

Worse for most, good for few

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As world hasn't gotten into an agreement about changes regarding the climate change the world has gotten much warmer. Population has either started shrinking in areas that are no longer easily habitable or started moving towards better areas which are now getting crowded.
This of course affects health and wellbeing of the population.
Technology/science rushes forwards with the possibility to live off planet sooner rather than later it seems that the option is only for the most wealthy. It is true that technological breakthroughs could also make lives easier and better but at what cost? There are always those who'd profit which in turn makes benefiting from said progress expensive for everyone. Working definitely might change with automatic/remote controlled robots or such. But still the lower classes would'nt have that luxory.

Notes about the quiestionaire. The given/estimated 5 minutes is nowhere near enough time to collect thoughts/visions about possible future. Also there was no option to decline after clicking the link in email as there usually is.

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February 21, 2040. I wake up as usual in my technological bed that has set the ideal sleeping temperature for me. I am happy and rested. Next to me I have my partner, and in the other room our baby girl whom we were able to adopt with ease. I open the window and see a few cars running by in the distance, but I don't hear the sound of them. How strange to think back to 20 years ago, when they could be heard whizzing by and giving off unhealthy smells. Today is a work day, I will be working from the multimedia platform from the comfort of my home, my partner will be going out for his usual manual work, which fortunately the AI is unable to do. He will drive our daughter to school, no problem, like all other parents, both moms and dads. The workday now lasts a maximum of 6 hours by law, after a minimum wage was also finally identified. When I think back to how bad it was years ago, now it seems like a dream. I am also very happy that our little girl in school can learn many things in her multi-ethnic class. We are now in the fourth generation of immigrant people, which also seems superfluous to say, however, it is interesting when once a month teachers do the Day of Cultures, to learn from others. Fortunately, today the household chores are done by our Robot given to all the families, so then in the afternoon we can all be together.
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In 2040, the rest of the world will follow Europe in the uptake of renewable energy. Europe, for its part, will learn from Bhutan and focus not on economic growth but on increasing people's well-being and happiness. People are living more in commune-style housing and loneliness has been eradicated from the continent. People eat mainly vegetarian food and, due to the collapse in demand, animals can be raised ethically on small farms. The working week is four days a week and wealth is shared equally and fairly between all people.
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