„Die Verkehrspolitik in Berlin ist echt katastrophal.“

Welcome to the club!

And then imagine that Amsterdam cyclists are some of the best in the world.

Weren't they going to "mehr Zohran wagen"?

100% You don’t need wild conspiracy theories if something is just bad bad bad.

I think there’s a handful of them. You usually notice them because they’re infinitely more stressed.

The bad UX design is a feature. Things is clean, but also doesn't really do anything.

Oh, that's a brilliant mess of a tool. I've hacked Obsidian/Tasks to do something in the direction of Marvin, but it of course does not come close.

Maybe the circular office makes it too much of a pain to walk over to the relevant colleague in a different department?

Good luck! I would also move if I could. Instead I get to visit this month and learn the language as a hobby.

"It's unfair if your kids get to write with a fountain pen while others have to wait."

Maybe those other kids could have also spent weeks practicing? If you don't get your drivers' license (cf. Füllerführerschein), you also don't get to drive a car. Nothing unfair about that.