To be fair, the legal tender was our own invented currency, and as people couldn't be expected to carry it, we gave them the money they needed to pay the toll. Our parents probably thought this was good for maintaining good relations with the neighbours. But then we didn't have nuclear weapons.

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(My partner proposed that I should just get a giant block of marble, hack at it when I can't sleep, and refer to the result as a monument to insomnia so I can say I was productive with the time. I am doing this instead.)

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For me the best stuff on AI and its impacts is coming from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com and @sarahoconnorft.ft.com. Not downplaying its potential but also not getting caught up in hype. Just really thoughtful data-based analysis.

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Zo’n rollator wil ik later ook.

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1. Thread 🧵 Freedom of Movement wasn’t just a policy. It was a simple freedom: the ability to say yes. • Yes to a job. • Yes to love. • Yes to a new life in another country. When that freedom disappeared, something subtle but important changed.

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