Prologue – A Cat Who Refuses to Disappear from the Headlines Under normal circumstances, the story of Schmotzer would probably have already begun to fade from public attention. That is how our news cycle works. An event shocks us, thousands comment on it, social media erupts – and a few days later, the next story […]
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Humans, Society, Thoughts in English
When the World Quietly Moves On It is remarkable how inconspicuously the greatest changes slip into our lives. They rarely arrive with a loud explosion. More often, they are simply there one morning. After an update, the smartphone suddenly looks different. The bank has redesigned its app. At the supermarket, the person ahead of us
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Future, Society, Technology, Thoughts in English
Why I Suddenly Wanted to Understand How China Thinks There are subjects we do not choose for ourselves. At some point, they choose us. For me, it began with a simple observation. The same name appeared in the news more and more often: China. One day, the subject was electric cars achieving top results in
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Future, Politics, Technology, Thoughts in English
History does not begin with a factory. It does not begin with a computer, artificial intelligence, or even Henry Ford. It begins with a single human being trying to move a heavy stone. Perhaps it was a stone for a wall. Perhaps for a temple, or simply for the construction of a home. We will
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Future, Technology, Thoughts in English
One Man Dividing the World – or Reflecting Its Transformation? Few political figures have shaped international politics in recent years as profoundly as Donald Trump. To some, he is a populist who undermines democratic institutions, weakens alliances, and destabilizes the international order. To others, he is the first American president in decades willing to say
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Thoughts in English
How the people of Miniatur Wunderland turned an idea into a world Finished works can impress me, and sometimes even overwhelm me. Even so, my attention rarely remains fixed for long on something that already stands before me in its completed form. After a while, I want to know how it came into being. Who
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Future, Humans, Technology, Thoughts in English
Protecting Children Without Sacrificing Freedom Every democratic society eventually faces the same difficult challenge. It must protect its citizens from serious crime while preserving the very freedoms that define a free society. These two responsibilities are not in conflict. A democratic state has a duty to fulfil both. That is precisely why the rule of
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Thoughts in English
A job interview is one of those rare moments in life when two people share the very same hope. Both want to make the right decision. And yet, many interviews are still conducted as though only one of them has something to prove. The evening before, handwritten notes had covered his desk. Some had already
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Future, Thoughts in English
Advertising helps finance many digital services. But when ads overwhelm information, the relationship between users and the internet changes. A reflection on attention, trust and the human side of digital media.
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Society, Thoughts in English
A city on an ordinary day. People are passing by, conversations blend with the sounds of traffic, phones are being used, appointments are being kept, and everyone seems to be on their way somewhere. Among all these movements, there is a person who, for a brief moment, seems disconnected from the rhythm around them. Perhaps
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Society, Thoughts in English