Dear readers!

Another year is coming to an end – and once again we are looking into a slightly uncertain future. Since the last issue of P3, there have been political decisions and upheavals around the world, the consequences of which – not least in economic terms – cannot yet be estimated. Weird Donald and his medieval cabinet of horrors are threatening from the USA with trade war, absolutism, technocracy and other dangerous scenarios; China remains unpredictable; the Middle East remains a powder keg; Russia remains on a collision course. And in the midst of the economic crisis – which was not only triggered by this – Germany, one of the main European engines, is stuttering, while the FDP is deliberately blowing up a government – ??regardless of the consequences.

What Germany and other western countries have lost in recent years can be summed up in frequently quoted and discussed keywords at many levels: innovative power, competitiveness, adaptability. It is easy to hold out one's hand and hold state or European institutions accountable for this. Of course, such reflexes do not go far enough. The inertia of spoiled, often outdated corporate structures also contributes to this. Many managers also miss out on many developments. However, the social problems are too often left out of these considerations. The false idols, who are now increasingly raising their ugly faces, make it clear that we are in danger of losing more essential things: decency and education.

And that cannot be controlled with influencers, AI, self-love and all the Bitcoins in the world.

Here's to a stable new year!

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