In The Future, You Will Own Nothing

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” You will own nothing, and you will be happy ” – Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum

Now you may be wondering, what does this mean? On the surface this statement seems harmless, but we must understand what is in the World Economic Forum and what do they do.

In Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is renowned for hosting an annual conference in the Swiss mountain town of Davos, where important figures in politics (such as presidents) are given the chance to discuss issues that affect the world. Usually, the Swiss army aids in maintaining security.

Klaus Schwab as the original founder of the (WEF), he believes that the rich will own everything while you will own nothing. However you will be able to rent everything from the government and you will be granted an income by the government.

Klaus makes clear that this would take the burden of self responsibility off your shoulders. Then you dont have to worry about buying things, earning income. So wouldn’t it be easier for people to rule over you? This creates dependency on the government.

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From 2021 to most their recent broadcasts, their message has been consistent. Own nothing. But why might this message confuse us?

For one, lets look at the speakers pushing this agenda upon the world.

Klaus Schwab who has on multiple occasions stated that excessively high salaries were no longer socially acceptable, the media has questioned his own annual compensation of roughly one million Swiss Francs. This compensation level was brought up by the Swiss radio and television company SRF in relation to continuous public payments to the WEF and the Forum’s exemption from paying federal taxes. His public networth is estimated anywhere from $25-100 million.

Ida Auken is a Danish politician that is very public with her involvement with the WEF and her ideal future of the world. It has been said that the piece, which was originally headed Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better, portrays an imaginary utopia with the removal of privacy. Auken would later change the title of the article to Here’s how life could change in my city by the year 2030 and added an author’s note explaining that it was merely a hypothetical future scenario rather than any personal utopia of her own and that it was meant to start a discussion about some of the pros and cons of the current technological development.

As of the time of writing this, publicly, Ida Auken’s net worth is an average of $1-5 million.

The reality is you will own nothing and be happy, and they’ll own everything, and be happier.

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