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Ultima pubblicazione ven, lug 28, 2023
This is not a classic science fiction novel. It's not about a distant world in space and time, but rather about an alternative reality here and now on planet earth. It's a lot about science, but the fiction part comes as a thought experiment. What if neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden won the 2020 election, but instead a candidate who seemingly came out of nowhere, neither Republican nor Democrat, but independent?
Concerned about society and politics as I was, I started this experiment in 2020 trying to imagine another pattern of reality. Now I would like to invite you to a journey to a parallel universe where different solutions are found, different outcomes are possible.
The general suite of events is quite the same, because the probability is low for one individual coming in just in January 2021 to make any difference at this level. So we have the pandemic, 6th of January 2021, leaving Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine etc. But from the very beginning, there is something new sneaking in. Will you be my fellow travelers to a parallel reality? Explore and discuss tiny things that might make remarkable differences? Please come and enjoy.
Disclaimer: The stories, I tell, touch many different disciplines of thought and science. As you might imagine, I'm not an expert in all these questions, but I asked experts, listened to their answers and available lectures, read available papers and books and collected concepts and experiences from all over the globe to design a possible future that might be much more humane and attractive than what we have now.
My question is: How to take the given, respect freedom, democracy, respect human rights, honour the needs and desires of people and create something new?
Please be my companions on this journey. Discuss your thoughts and share your experiences. I might not be able to answer quickly every time, as I'm not always online, but will do my best.
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