#rp25-Speaker Maja Göpel: Reactionary. Generations, zeitgeists and the future

The world is shaking like it hasn't shaken for a long time, says Maja Göpel. A few years ago we were on the verge of a breakthrough into a sustainable and egalitarian future, but today the law of the jungle and the loss of reality are the order of the day. The Middle Ages in funky digital.

Who is driving this development? And why are we so quick to jump on board? The attention economy and pluralistic ignorance, tyranny and resilience, and the central role of stoic acts of hope are the subject of this article.

Maja Göpel has been working as a political economist, transformation expert and sustainability researcher at the interface of science, politics and society for 25 years.