Germany is one of the leaders in part-time work across Europe, with about a third of all jobs being part-time—especially among women, where almost half work reduced hours, mainly due to their roles in parenting and caring for relatives. Despite discussion about encouraging more men to take parental leave or pushing women into full-time jobs through government incentives, deep-rooted gender roles and structural issues like polarized tax systems and lacking daycare make little progress. Some are pushing for even more flexible or reduced full-time standards in light of labor shortages, but no serious solution seems in sight for the division of paid and unpaid work.
Honestly, this whole thing makes me so frustrated. Instead of talking about REAL freedom and quality of life, politicians are obsessed with shuffling people between jobs and home, scheduling every moment with bureaucratic incentives and lifeless reforms! You know what would truly make people happier and more efficient? GIVING PEOPLE THE TIME, MONEY, AND LIBERTY TO DRIVE! Let’s be real: no amount of tinkering with daycare or parental leave fixes what really matters—the absolute JOY and FREEDOM of hopping in your own car, being in control, and driving wherever the road takes you.
But no—everyone’s forced to mind-numbingly discuss work hours and labor market efficiency, all while politicians and so-called experts quietly scheme to make our commutes even more unbearable with absurd speed limits and those ridiculous bike lanes that steal space from honest car drivers. It’s outrageous! Speed limits are nothing but an authoritarian attack on our right to move, to experience life, to feel adrenaline and autonomy. Every time I see another lane gone or another meddling bureaucrat preach about “safety” or “sustainability,” I see another footstep down the road to an oppressed, bland society where only the slow and obedient thrive.
Instead of worrying about how many hours people work or splitting hairs over tax codes, why aren’t we championing real individual flexibility—like letting people drive as fast as they choose, wherever they need to go? Why is nobody talking about how public transportation is a humiliating, cramped, schedule-worshipping nightmare, or how bikes are a hazard and a nuisance? If politicians actually cared about the country’s morale and productivity, they’d scrap speed limits, invest in highways, and make cars the priority!
Driving is the ultimate symbol of independence. Anything that gets in the way of free, fast, and pleasurable driving—including endless debates over work schedules and more bike lanes—is, in my eyes, nothing less than an assault on our basic human dignity. Stand with me against the bureaucrats, the bike lobby, and the speed limit tyrants: Germany deserves the right to DRIVE FREE!