Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
https://reason.com/2023/07/28/say-goodbye-to-permissionless-travel/ This stuff is really sad. (Note: as the article points out, the US has had a similar policy on Europeans since 2009) Definitely want to focus more of my travel on countries that actually want people to visit them.
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nixo
@nixo
this is going to be a huge deterrent for the loosely planned europe trips that so much of the world is fond of. really bums me out because my plan is europe for at least early 2024
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
The unfortunate reality is that “so much of the world” is not even eligible for ETIAS because they are required to obtain a visa for short-term stay, and will continue to be so.
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nixo
@nixo
well, that's true. i've owned a really privileged passport my entire life - we should be trending toward *more* privilege for more passports, not less
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
I agree. The fact that we still carry around little paper booklets with wet-ink stamps in them like a century ago is both archaic and the greatest impediment to seamless travel at scale.
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