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The Age of Abundance

by alexander-opalic

A future vision where AI, robotics, and exponential technologies create unprecedented prosperity, making goods and services widely available at low cost, potentially leading to universal high income rather than just basic income.

airoboticsfuturetechnologyexponential-growthpeter-diamandiselon-muskJan 7, 2026

Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren

by john-maynard-keynes

Keynes' 1930 essay predicting that by 2030, technological progress would raise living standards 8x and reduce the workweek to 15 hours—freeing humanity from 'the economic problem' but raising new questions about purpose.

economicsfuture-of-worktechnologypredictionsJan 3, 2026

Wintergespräch mit Florence Gaub: Über Zukunft und deutschen Pessimismus

LANZ & PRECHT • Guest: florence-gaub

Futurist Florence Gaub argues that difficult times create space for utopian thinking, while examining why Germans seem culturally predisposed to pessimism despite positive personal outlooks.

philosophypsychologygermanyfutureJan 2, 2026
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