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Here is a link to the since-deleted Tweet from the World Economic Forum: https://web.archive.org/web/20200919112906/https://twitter.com/wef/status/7996321740435
by at_a_remove 5y ago
Here is a link to the since-deleted Tweet from the World Economic Forum: https://web.archive.org/web/20200919112906/https://twitter.com/wef/status/799632174043561984 https://web.archive.org/web/20200919112906/https://twitter.c...
They pulled the Tweet, and they pulled the video, but here, you can read the Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/worldeconomicforum/2016/11/10/shopping-i-cant-really-remember-what-that-is-or-how-differently-well-live-in-2030/?sh=38c250a61735 https://www.forbes.com/sites/worldeconomicforum/2016/11/10/s...
Right in that first paragraph: "I don't own a car. I don't own a house." The title is "Welcome To 2030: I Own Nothing, Have No Privacy And Life Has Never Been Better."
Frankly, I don't care if the people noticing this lounge around in period-authentic SS uniforms at night, what's true is true, no matter who picks up on it.
And it's a trend along with the "hey, those bugs, you should try eating them!" articles that are so breathlessly hyped.
Now, it says "You WILL own nothing and you WILL be happy." This wasn't just some rando blogpost, it went through a lot of editorial eyes and hands. Will is very interesting. It's not optional. There's no choice involved.