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Anonymous

March 19, 2025

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I will have been retired for some time in 2040. I'm still doing pretty well for my age.
My pension doesn't allow me to spend a lot of money, so I'm more frugal about it. However, over the years I have managed to update the furnishings in my flat so that I am now more comfortable and better off. I have also bought some more modern appliances which have made my life easier.
I still like to work on my computer, which I replaced a few years ago with a newer one; I also have a smartphone.
In the future, I only wish for good health - both physical and mental. I still like cycling, not the big climbs anymore, but on the flat I am still going. I bought a new road bike a few years ago and I am very happy with it. I also bought an electric mountain bike and it makes it easier to get up the Pohorje hills.
I go hiking in the mountains from time to time, mostly in winter, especially when there is snow, which is not very often and not very much anymore.
Life in the place where I live has changed more or less. People are still friendly. The place has changed more or less. Apart from a few newer buildings and houses and some modernisation of the local roads, there have been no major changes. The road connections to neighbouring places have not been improved much, but finally a section of the road to Rogla has been improved, which was planned about 25 years ago.
The natural environment is also not much different than it was a few years ago, although the impact of climate change has only become more pronounced. There are more hot days in summer and occasional thunderstorms, while winters are milder with little snow, although temperatures occasionally drop below 0.
Overall, life is more expensive. The prices of basic goods and services have gone up, so that there is not much left of the pension for pampering and treats.
I would like to finally hit the lottery ;-).
I am not too interested in the situation in the country, in Europe and in the world. I stopped following the media and politics after the corona. The media has become even more showman-ish in this time, social networks are not even trendy anymore because of untruths and inaccurate information. AI has become, as previously predicted, just a tool to help, and it is not as reliable as expected for anything more.
Cars are still fossil-fuelled. Only cars owned by people with their own solar power plant run on electricity, because electricity has become too expensive and because there are occasional blackouts.
Efforts to make nuclear power cheaper have still not been successful. We will have to wait another 25-50 years.

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Szkoła przyszłości

By 2040, the school will be student-friendly. It will teach you how to acquire and verify information, not just how to reproduce it. Children will use new technologies in a wise and sensible way thanks to the fact that there will be a modern education system. A system that will not be based only on assessments that are not an objective evaluation of knowledge. A system that will educate children in areas that are close to their time. I hope for an education system that will teach young people how to distinguish real information from fakenews.

Moderní digitální věk

I would like even more advanced modern technologies, such as self-driving cars, to be all the more digital and modern. I would certainly like much more modern buildings here in Prague, a lot of skyscrapers and modern glazed buildings, more large shopping centers, etc. I would very much like to see more American fast foods in the Czech Republic, to significantly expand the number of Subway branches, to have Dunkin Donuts, Arbys, Baskin Robins, Little Ceasars, Dennys and many other brands from the USA come here. Walmart would be great.

Čistý svět

It's an ordinary morning in 2040. The sun is shining through the window of my apartment and the city is slowly coming to life behind it. Outside, there is a quiet electric tram that connects neighborhoods without the need for cars. Transport has changed significantly over the last 20 years – combustion engines are a thing of the past, streets are quieter and cleaner. I read a little news at breakfast. Most people today work from home for at least part of the week, which has helped reduce stress and congestion. But I am looking forward to the office – work is different than before, more collaborative and less routine. On the way, I stop at a small bakery where the clerk serves me fresh bread wrapped in reusable packaging. Waste is no longer carried here – most shops have switched to a circular economy where materials are put back into circulation. In the evening I walk through the park, which used to be a parking lot. Cities have adapted to climate change, more trees have been planted, and every piece of free space serves people. Life in 2050 is not perfect, but in many ways it is better – slower, more sustainable and focused on quality instead of quantity.

Красивото Европейско бъдеще.

I imagine the future as a green nature.Everything around us to be in green huge trees.To have a lot of green meadows full of flowers.To have a lot animals in the forests and mountains and no endangered species.Do not exterminate the animals and destroy nature.Cottages to accept tourists , who enjoy the landscapes and do not pollute around.Eco paths ,which lead to beautiful places.Almost all people to sport in the forests ,on the eco paths.I imagine there are many roads that can be nicely asphalted, so that you can quickly and conveniently reach the beautiful places .Balkan ,sea , sights, monuments in different places.All buildings to be renovated,to look completely different from today.To be able to travel in Europe in a very affordable way without borders, checks and barriers.Everyone can afford to visit all places in the country and Europe without problems.The policy of each country to coincide with the policy of all European countries, so that there can be understanding and everything can be right.Let there be no wars that make people fear and worry about their future.I imagine wages to be much better, so that people can afford all these things and not worry that they will not be able to have everything they want.And finally to summarize, I want a single Europe accessible to all and beauty corresponding to our continent.

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