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According to some interpretations and cultural narratives, frequently mentioned but not documented as an official motivation, the choice of Davos was also symbolically inspired by Thomas Mann’s novel The Magic Mountain, which is set in Davos itself.
The novel depicts a mountain sanatorium as a place of retreat and suspension from everyday time, and this imagery has occasionally been invoked to explain the reflective and “removed from the world” character of the meeting. However, this reference should be understood more as a symbolic narrative than as a direct historical cause behind Schwab’s decision.
Over the decades, people have spoken informally of a “Spirit of Davos”, an unofficial expression used to describe the atmosphere of intense dialogue, informal encounters, and private contacts that take place outside the public sessions.
At the same time, the Forum has become the subject of strong criticism and controversy: it is often accused of being an elitist and opaque event, detached from the concerns of the broader global population, and a symbol of economic inequality.
Despite the criticism and occasional proposals to relocate the meeting, Davos has remained the symbolic home of the WEF, reinforcing a well-established tradition that combines historical continuity, strategic isolation, and powerful symbolic value.
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