What is really invisible is the global inflation in the cost of freedom...

Hell, even in the late eighties I read about some guy who travelled all over Europe with NO passport on principle! Worst case he would camp out by the border post for a few weeks, being polite and likeable, until the guards just quietly let him pass ;-)

Now you need a private jet above a certain size to get the blue card & next to no hindrances when travelling. This rule was not around before 2020 started wrecking most freedoms, and of course it was put in place because entrepreneurial, freedom minded individuals started pooling up for flying private...

The inflation of what you actually need for personal freedom is what really matters!