“What we want is real elections to take place, and not a legitimization of a dictatorship,” he said. The forum hosted a number of young activists who have taken the cause of democracy into their own hands and are bringing grass-roots solutions to national or global problems. Also among the attendees were Andrea Venzon and Colombe Cahen-Salvador, founders of “Now!” — a global movement that uses digital tools and grass-roots campaigning to lobby governments and politicians. One major concern for young people is jobs — and Mr. Harari had another bleak prognosis on the subject. He said the pandemic was actually forcing entire industries to accelerate an automation process that was previously going to take 10 or 20 years.

Source: International New York Times October 09, 2020 09:56 UTC