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Globalized World We live in a strange contradiction. On one hand, humans invented nations, borders, religions, gender roles, and money, concepts so “real” they exist mostly in our collective imagination. On the other hand, local societies often had to endure very real hardships: closed-minded living, few opportunities, and self-imposed cages of limitation. Then, for a glorious moment, salvation seemed near: the internet arrived, international organizations popped up, borders softened, and the “Union of Countries” type projects promised free movement. The world felt open. Of course, nothing global comes without side effects. Alongside global trade and collaboration came global tax loopholes, worldwide criminal syndicates, and scams that can now reach everyone, everywhere, from anywhere . Online Scams 2.0 Online fraud isn’t new. What is new is how easy it’s become. In the beginning, only a few highly skilled nerds knew how to exploit digital cracks in the system. Today? Anyone with a Wi...

  Simulation Creates Realities I can see a near future where humans stop smashing things in real life just to see what happens. No more expensive crash tests, no more wind tunnels sucking up billions of dollars, no more logistic and production nightmare on construction site or “oops, we broke another robot.” Instead, simulations will do the heavy lifting. Immense AI databases will crunch the properties of materials down to the atomic level and give us the most precise outcome imaginable. And honestly we’re already halfway there. Today, companies use AI to simulate how robots move, or to teach one how to do a backflip. Is that a useful feature? Probably not. But hey, at least it’s cheaper to fail in virtual reality than in the factory, where “oops” means six months of repairs and a crying engineer. The result? Fewer broken robots, fewer wasted weeks, and a lot more laughing at digital screw-ups before trying them in real life. We are heading into a world where we trust the s...