The world has grown closer. But not for everyone.
I live in Southern Europe.
Home is wherever I feel I belong. My life, my work, my friendships and my family have long since stopped being tied to a single place.
And to me, that is something wonderful.
I can be sitting in Mallorca in the morning, talking to someone in Germany, sending an email to the United States and, moments later, seeing someone on the other side of the world on my screen.
Distance has taken on a whole new meaning for us.
We work from anywhere. We share moments across continents. We stay connected, even when thousands of kilometres lie between us.
For many of us, this is simply part of everyday life.
But we are overlooking something essential: this new freedom is still far from being available to everyone.
We live in a world where technology keeps opening up new possibilities. At the same time, we are leaving people out. For all kinds of reasons.
Because they are getting older. Because they live with a disability. Because they speak a different language. Because they lack digital experience. Because they cannot afford certain technologies. Or simply because the solutions we build do not fit their lives.
We talk about progress and digital transformation. About artificial intelligence and a world connected without borders.
But we rarely stop to ask who can still keep up with it all.
And who is being left behind.
For me, my mother made that question deeply personal.

