or cycle on a Boris-bike

i believe home ownership statistics are very low in parts of Germany & Switzerland.

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

The big deal is we will own nothing. Someone will own something. Some of the more intelligent on this thread will work out who.

" You're not laughing now are you". Nigel Farage 2016.

for the first time in history, the wealthy can buy replacement organs. Liver, kidneys etc.

the ethics of that are truly shocking.
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another horrific one ? you buy a home for mega-bucks. And then the State puts nutters, living for free, into the house next-door.

Seems to happen in all of Western Europe.

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Eze Peasy at Anfield....

So long as we own the right to decide for ourselves what suits us best, who cares? If it works for you in a crowded city not to own a car and rent transportation when you need it, what's the issue. Many do this now. If, because of changed circumstances, that principal gets extended, why see it as a negative?

Spreading conspiracy theories around about the motives of the WEF is unfortunately commonplace among a certain group of right wing activists. It's a shame when they are swallowed by the gullible among us and regurgitated here. Next time this happens, just recall this extract from the Wiki page of Ida Auken, whose provocative article was quoted as the justification for this thread:-

" Auken's article, and an associated WEF video on predictions for 2030 in which the article was summarized as "You'll own nothing. And you'll be happy. Whatever you want you'll rent and it'll be delivered by drone", would later form part of conspiracy theories about the WEF, particularly following the announcement of a "Great Reset" in 2020."

The article itself was written in 2016!

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

‘’Moving to Cornwall is a possibility for everyone’’ I think was the quote.

COYP

Conflating real issues with the sweeping generalisations the article quite deliberately overstated adds nothing but further bs to this.

Whether we will ever return to the housing market of our own youth is very doubtful. Whether this is necessarily a bad thing is an open question. It's certainly a change, and there's no doubt that many of us grew up as part of a lucky generation, but so is every generation in some way or another. I remember rationing and still feel uncomfortable seeing food go to waste.

Things change. People need to adapt. That's neither new, nor avoidable.

Looking backwards and wishing that's what you can have in the future, will only leave you unprepared for the steamroller coming straight at you.

The future's neither terrible nor awful, unless you choose it to be. We will probably have to learn to be content with less, and find pleasure in different ways than mass consumerism, but that doesn't mean we will be unhappy. Happiness is a state of mind. I have seen many people who own nothing but the clothes they are wearing, but still have smiles on their faces.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.