This is in my X feed today! Dystopian developments from Germany/EU: 1. Reversal of proof: Anyone who owns assets with unclear origins will in the future have to prove that the money was acquired legally. So much for the right of ownership and the presumption of innocence that used to be the foundation. 2. The EU also wants to introduce a minimum age for social media and could mandate digital IDs. 3. From 2030, driving licenses will be digital, and traffic violations will apply across the EU. Does anyone else feel that things are accelerating? Links:

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Bundesministerium des Innern (@BMI_Bund) on X

„Wir wollen eine Umkehr der Beweislast: Wer Vermögen besitzt, dessen Herkunft unklar ist, muss künftig beweisen, dass dieses Geld legal erworbe...

https://apollo-news.net/eu-will-altersgrenze-in-den-sozialen-medien-einfuehren-und-koennte-digitale-id-vorschreiben/

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Neue Regeln für Autofahrer: Das ändert sich bei Strafen, Führerschein und Wohnmobilen

Die EU plant neue Regeln: Ab 2030 soll der Führerschein digital werden, Verkehrsverstöße gelten EU-weit und junge Fahrer dürfen früher ans Ste...

I would like this tweet from Pavel Durov a hundred times… ⭐️

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Pavel Durov (@durov) on X

I’m turning 41, but I don’t feel like celebrating. Our generation is running out of time to save the free Internet built for us by our fathers...

Playing the Blockhunters game with @emily. Good fun 😁.

Seeing Steven Bartlett in Bali was amazing 🤩. He shared that instead of trying to predict what will change in the future, we should think about what likely won’t. Even in the age of AI, one thing seems certain: our desire to connect face-to-face. If anything, technology may make in-person connection even more valuable, serving as an antidote to digital interactions. That’s why human skills like empathy, communication, collaboration are only becoming more important.

Legend.