AI is changing our world FAST.
ChatGPT prompt: “How long until things aren’t normal anymore. At what point in the future will AI rewrite the rules completely?”
“2028-2032: Breaking Point …This is when normal ends. Societies will face a redefinition of labor, trust, & even value”
You can always try for yourself if you don’t believe us …
So what can we do? What World do we Want?
We’re Already Rich … but our Brains didn’t get the memo
Over the past two centuries humanity has basically speed-run the level-up ladder—per-capita income is roughly ten times higher, diseases like polio are near extinction, and we summon infinite lightbulbs with a fingertip. In fact, that medieval fantasy of Cockaigne with rivers of wine and airborne roast geese looks outdated next to Costco’s wine aisles and 2 a.m. Uber Eats. Yet our minds cling to a scarcity mindset that chops about thirteen IQ points off our mental bandwidth, so being broke genuinely makes homework harder and keeps us stuck in survival mode.
GDP … a Grossly Distorted Picture
Born in the Great Depression to count tanks, GDP still acts like wartime math, ignoring unpaid childcare, clean air, and volunteer hours—everything that actually keeps society running. Even worse, disasters boost GDP because rebuilding costs money, so a hurricane perversely counts as “growth.” Relying on this single high-score screen warps policy; swapping it for a dashboard that tracks health, planet, and vibes would give us metrics that match reality.
40hr /week Jobs … so 20th Century
John Maynard Keynes predicted we’d all clock a fifteen-hour week by 2030, and places like the Netherlands already average under thirty, while the U.S. still treats fifty as a flex. A bloated ecosystem of “bullshit jobs” (think Excel hell and meetings that could’ve been memes) keeps hours high even as AI munches routine tasks. If we let the bots handle the drudgery and split the productivity gains, we could trade overtime for naps, art, or endless Mario Kart tournaments—no economic collapse required.
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You can read a more detailed view here
Rutger Bregman’s: Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There is a good read
But look at our AI projects below
Utopia … a Direction, not a Destination
Radical ideas march from “lol impossible” to mainstream the moment someone tries them, whether it’s free cash for the homeless or Iceland’s four-day workweek pilots. Eduardo Galeano reminds us the horizon keeps shifting, but chasing it drags civilization forward—kind of like sprinting after the ice-cream truck. Bottom line: we’ve already got the tech, the money, and proof of concept; all that’s left is ditching doom-brain metrics and giving the “crazy” ideas that work a permanent home.
Universal Basic Income (UBI) … Just Pay Everyone
When researchers tossed £3 000 at a small group of rough sleepers in London, most spent under £1 000—on IDs, phones, courses—and actually secured housing. Canada’s 1970s “Mincome” experiment saw hospital visits drop eight percent and kids stay in school longer. Heavy hitters from Thomas Paine and MLK to Milton “Free-Market Dad” Friedman (plus an almost-there Nixon bill) have praised the idea. The takeaway is simple: poverty isn’t a lack of character; it’s a lack of cash for Wi-Fi and rent. Load the funds, and watch life’s glitchy code clean itself up.
Thanks to the Team of 2025
“Utopia is what happens, when survival is not the bare minimum.”
—Manavi Yadava
“AI is not just changing the rules, it's rewriting them faster than we can read them.”
— Jackson Dawson
“In Utopia, no one is left behind, for we are given the freedom to dream, build & belong.”
— Rozana Tawsia Ferdous
“I'm excited to spend the money of UBI.”
— Gaby Palacios
“Utopia isn’t a place away, it’s a perspective away; a recalibration of the analytic lens through which we appraise social reality.”
— Cloé Maille
“Keep experimenting; the unusual is waiting.”
— Jack Baasanbazar
“I’m convinced the future we all want, is attainable - all that’s missing is the will.”
— John Ricketts