As a software engineer working a job more focused on paperwork and safety (aviation, it’s good but it’s not code heavy), does anyone have good proven advice on how to start down this track? Maybe it doesn’t resonate or maybe I won’t have the time, but I’m interested in seeing if it’s a good fit by starting somewhere simple and seeing where that goes.

Kagi seems to surface great independent content and I’ve been loving it.

I moved to Germany right when the D-ticket went into effect. I can’t imagine a more complicated solution that also costs more money. I commute to work a city over, I travel to small towns all the time to visit and explore.

I want to stay in Germany long term, and I hope the country continues to value public transit. Cars are a plague. I’m not thoroughly versed in the German train history but public transit should be free for everyone, a public utility, and paid for via taxes.

Our list of priorities should be public transit, ecological and healthy personal options like bikes, and then electric cars. Removing the D-ticket would be a step backwards.