Humanity stands at a historic crossroads.

Without a new and innovative social model, and with political leadership unable to rise to the challenge, we risk repeating the tragic mistakes of the past.

On the TV program “Antitheseis” on ΚΡΗΤΗ TV, hosted by journalist Giorgos Sachinis, I shared my perspective on the critical moment we are living through. Technological progress, particularly artificial intelligence, is advancing at exponential speed, while societies and political systems struggle to keep pace. Humanity, and especially Western societies, is entering a “perfect storm”: technology promises everything, yet simultaneously erodes social cohesion, the meaning of work, and genuine human connection. Critical decisions are increasingly delegated to algorithms and private interests, calling democracy and the role of the citizen into question.

Particular emphasis was placed on the loss of the West’s productive and technological leadership, as China emerges as the dominant industrial power. For the first time in centuries, a new generation in the West faces the prospect of living worse than the one before it. This historic shift is accompanied by fear, insecurity, and a loss of perspective, conditions that echo periods preceding major conflicts in the past.

Automation and robotic systems are gradually replacing human labor, raising fundamental questions: What is the role of the human being in a world where “machines build machines”? How can social cohesion and consumption be sustained when humans become economically “redundant”? I warn of a world stripped of meaning, where modern individuals are reduced to passive consumers, trapped in digital inertia.

I also examined how the elites exploit fear, economic insecurity, and information overload to control societies. When basic needs are threatened, critical thinking retreats, and people seek “protectors” rather than freedom. The result is the erosion of democracy and the alienation of individuals from self-fulfillment and the common good.

The core message is clear: we do not need more technology, we need a radically new form of social innovation. Just as humanity failed to prepare socially for the Industrial Revolution, leading to wars, totalitarianism, and massive inequality, we now risk being equally unprepared for the new technological revolution. Without a renewed social contract, the world is heading toward profound destabilization.

Finally, I offer a strong critique of today’s political system. Leaders who are unfit to navigate this critical moment remain in power, unable to understand the depth of the transformations underway or to provide meaningful solutions. In place of vision, responsibility, and virtue, opportunism, fear-driven politics, and short-term power management prevail, without any credible strategy for the future of our societies.