Shared goods and gardens have become common. Instead of self driving cars the streets are crowded with self driving landscapes. Contemplative driving gardens, where citizens can take a walk by approaching a destination and faster types crowded by lower, resistant plants that don’t mind acceleration. Energy is gathered by sun, wind and the plants’ bio power. Some of the vehicles even carry urban crops to supply citizens that enjoy gardening. The plant needs are equalized with people’s needs.

When a mobile crop unit is ready to be harvested it informs the garden community. It is also possible to order certain fruits or vegetables in advance and the garden sends a message when ready. Outside the cities there are different vehicles, less floral and faster, to reach a destination far away. Decisions within the communities are mostly made together which often causes delay. But this is taken into account for the sake of democracy.

Humans: People are mindful of the social, cultural, and economic challenges due to environmental degradation and inequality. Since 2020 Humanity increasingly advances in effective cooperation and collaboration as the emphasis shifts from economic growth towards human well-being. Consumption is oriented towards sustainability including lower material, resource and energy intensity.

Plants: Biodiversity and ecosystems can recover and climate conditions improve step by step. Urban greens, crops and beauties play a prominent role in the cityscape. Some of them are even mobile to enrich every part of the city.

Technology: Sustainable technologies are quite common and enable an ecological lifestyle. Data is used responsibly to optimize autonomous mobility and to avoid inefficient use of energy. Cyber-physical-systems are used reasonably and augmented reality supports human - plant - machine - interaction.

The blog post introduces the new contemplative U6. But one User, Laura, is skeptic. She often gets lost on the new vehicle and proposes to create a short cut. Some agree some wonder why she doesn't take a Direct Unit when she is in a hurry. A long discussion begins but the users will find a compromise: if bio diversity is ok with a short cut, there will be a survey and a testing for shortcut.

Robots and drones maintain huge monocultures that struggle with climate conditions. Invasive species learned how to hack the agricultural communication systems and misuse them. Pollinator drones become handy vehicles for dissemination, and machines that apply herbicides are tricked by mimicking the crops language. The most effective invader is a thistle called Equinops Cupidus. As this invasion is becoming overwhelming and is starting to endanger national food supply, the government involves special forces to fight the plague. Strict rules for agriculturists and a code of conduct aim to contribute to the fight against the greedy thistle.

Humans: Since 2016 more and more states have shifted towards protectionism and nationalism. Regional conflicts and concerns about security push people to focus on regional issues. Several states move toward more

authoritarian forms of government with highly regulated economies. International cooperation becomes more and more difficult, international conflicts are on the rise, which makes climate policy impossible.

Plants: Deforestation due to humans high need for fossil fuels accelerates a wave of mass extinction. In 2047 most of the land is used for agriculture and resources. Wildfires are common, only resistant, adaptive species survive in the rapidly changing climate.

Technology: Because investments in education and technological progress is low, development stagnates since 2030. Governments focus on armament and basic food supply. Highly automated agriculture employs old-fashioned technology.

The article introduces farmer Schmüller, who discovers a suspicious plant in his acre. It soon turns out to be the greedy thistle.  A first sight it seems that his neighbour intentionally infested Schmüllers with the highly invasive species. But nearly all farms in the reagion are affected by the plague. Dr. Hackenstein from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) investigates the case and gives an overview about current developments. Meanwhile the state has released their agenda by rectifying the alarming situation. Furthermore they have issued strict guidelines for the treatment of any outbreaks and infestations. In April the state issued the case of Echinops Cupidus a national emergency. The MoA has released a repeated warning that failure to comply with national regulations will have consequences for the individual. As the state’s and the peoples well-being depends on a working agriculture, defeating the floral invasion has become a top priority.