Digital FREEDOM vs TOTAL CONTROL: China, Europe, US Models, Utopia or Dystopia..

Utopia or Dystopia? Imagining Alternative Futures in an AI driven world...

Can we still shape the digital world—or are we already living inside someone else’s design?
Join us for a relaxed yet thought-provoking evening where we’ll explore the power dynamics, philosophies, and futures behind the digital systems that are shaping our lives.
We'll dive into two big themes:

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1. Digital Freedom vs Digital Control
What are the guiding principles behind the tech models of China, the EU, and the US?

• Is surveillance justifiable for stability?
• Can regulation preserve freedom?
• Who controls our data, and who should?
• Will any one model dominate the global internet?

2. Utopia or Dystopia? Imagining Alternative Futures
From Plato’s Republic to Orwell’s 1984 to AI-run societies of today—how do our visions of the future influence the present?

• Is Big Tech the new philosopher-king?
• Are we heading toward hyper-efficiency or algorithmic control?
• What would a desirable digital society even look like?

This meetup is for the curious, the skeptical, the hopeful—and everyone in between. No tech background needed, just a willingness to think big,

Let’s talk about what kind of digital world we actually want to live in—and what it might take to get there!