A thought about the future: Vision or reality

By Johan Olsson

This is a short writing about what the future might look like for the earth and us humans who live on it. Perhaps disease, environmental destruction and war will make the earth uninhabitable and force us to move into space or live under the surface of the sea. This is a fictional story about a future scenario for humanity. Vision or reality?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Release date: Nov 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9789179690441

Johan Olsson

Johan Olsson Johan Olsson, 39, is a new author who has published 10 books so far. Most of them are about society, how we live and how we can think positively. There are also stories from real life and about injustices in society. Johan has also written Science-Fiction literature, which he enjoys doing. Through his writing, Johan hopes partly to entertain through fictional stories but also to help people who are having a hard time in various ways.

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A thought about the future

A thought about the future

2050

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A thought about the future

The text and story that follows is fictional and a fantasy about what the future on Earth will look like. It is the author's own view of the future and what it is like on earth that is the basis for assumptions, statements and details in the text.

2050

It is now the year 2050 and Lana walks through Stockholm's inner city with her very light bag in carbon fiber, filled with the most necessary clothes and daily hygiene items.

On her face she has a pair of strong modern sunglasses to block out the strong sun.

In order not to be fried in the hot summer weather, she wears a silver-colored thin, light and all-covering suit.

Nowadays the sun is so hot and the ozone layer so non-existent that it is not possible to stay outside for more than a few hours at a time. It is vital to protect both eyes and skin from the sun's toxic rays and shut out the extreme heat.

Stockholm is not the worst place to live in this case. In the Mediterranean countries and in America the heat and drought are much worse. There, the people live in underground dwellings or in facilities out along the coasts just below sea level.

In Sweden, we have so far managed relatively well, we can live well indoors and feel free enough to go out for a short walk with protective clothing.

The food is delivered home through narrow tunnels with automatic carts that drive right into our kitchens. The food products are automatically ordered when they are out of stock.

Milk, cheese and butter are produced in factories synthetically. Cows no longer exist and neither do other livestock. Meat is no longer available either. Those of us who grew up in the 80s have had to adapt to vegan and vegetarian food. We eat