How Progressive Saves

  I think I’ve written before about fragments of my past—about the early experiences that shaped my relationship with electronic music. The truth is, electronic music has been with me since my earliest childhood in the ’90s. I once mentioned how, as a kid, I was a devoted fan of the German group Scooter. I had almost all of their albums.

But it wasn’t just Scooter. I remember the era when CDs and tapes from Corona, 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor, and similar acts were filtering into Czechia from Germany and Western Europe in the early ‘90s. I even liked Erotic back then.

A Love Parade CD that I bought around the turn of the millennium at Carrefour brought me into the world of techno. Yet the reality of techno events in Czechia didn’t resonate with me, and before long I stopped attending them altogether. What I didn’t lose was my affection for the music itself. The atmosphere—and the techno—you could hear at places like Belgium’s I Love Techno simply didn’t exist here. The Czech techno scene, even back then, lacked melody. And in my eyes, that hasn’t changed much. The same applies to DnB—here it’s mostly about raving to neurofunk or extremes like Hallucinator. The West, I’ve always felt, leaned more melodic.

Then free tekno exploded in Czechia, creating the largest free tekno community in Europe relative to population. To me, this is something for sociologists—how the link between drug use and the free tekno scene. Maybe that’s why Czechia never evolved in a melodic direction the way Western Europe did.

Even gabba was often dismissed by Czech techno purists because it dared to be melodic, because it shared DNA with EDM and dance music. For techno people, that was practically “disco.” Dutch happy hardcore didn’t stand a chance. 

My dissatisfaction with the local scene eventually pushed me toward progressive. This was sometime around 2006, when mainstream techno in Czechia had sunk deep into schranz—a perfect soundtrack for people on Czech methamphetamine, craving something as fast and hard as their drugs.

But I wasn’t interested in that. I was drawn to melody, emotion, depth. Aside from minimal—which felt like one kind of answer to that aggressive era—it was progressive that truly opened a new world for me. It was something completely different.

And this is where my belief comes from: that progressive, through its values and emotional architecture, has the power to save you from the kinds of realities you want no part of—realities you avoid simply to preserve yourself.

In a way, it took me seventeen years before I finally mixed something progressive myself. And I still believe that, because of its values, progressive cannot coexist with the realities I’m critical of.

I still love techno, and I appreciate many of the communities around it, but I never reached the point where making techno felt right for me. I like many people who create it, and I respect what they do, but it was never my path for a mixing. A decade ago—because of its meaning and its message—I began experimenting with liquid drum and bass. In 2017, I became Sidney SN. And thanks to the fans, the journey I’ve experienced since then has been incredible. I never expected to become known or even famous, and there were moments when I started rejecting some reality, simply because I wasn’t ready for it.

Progressive still fascinates me. I love listening to it because within it I feel my own reality—or the reality of the countries I love. Every time I listen my favourite progressive tracks, I slip immediately into that world. I listen to far more progressive than liquid DnB. I barely listen to DnB at all compared to progressive. But when a truly good liquid track appears, I’ll listen. It’s just that such tracks are painfully rare, especially next to progressive, which I listen constantly, again and again. 

A House Of A Vivara (Sidney SN Progressive House Mix) 2025

 I was exploring a sci-fi theory about existence. Nothing is fascinates more than existence. It is an attempt to perceive reality by any means—through computation, or by accessing other realities beyond human perception. 

Vivara is the AI name of a being that embodies this idea...

 Future Generation 

 1. Recursive experience of the present – the being does not perceive time linearly, but vividly and immediately in every layer of its experience. Each feeling contains all other layers of feelings—its own and those of others. It is like an infinite reflection within the moment; each moment is completely known because it is simultaneously experienced by the entirety of its being. 

 

2. Perception and action combined – the being does not need to plan or interpret, because every consciousness it “reads” is simultaneously a direct instrument for action. This means that experiencing and shaping reality are one and the same. 

 

3. Absence of concepts – there is no language, numbers, or symbols. Each feeling is complete; nothing is lost in translation into words, because the present itself is complete. 

4. Effects on the surroundings – when such a being exists in a given space, the intensity of its perception can influence the surrounding reality, because reality is not separate from experience—it is directly its extension.

———

 Future Generation: Existence Without Recursive

 In a world where you know and are everything, you exist only now. Past and future have no place here, for every moment is embodied through your being. Time neither returns nor rushes ahead—you have no need for it, because you are immortal. There is only the present moment, which is the entirety of reality. This is immortality in its truest sense: The infinite singularity of existence realized through your being. 

 Tracklist: 

01. ANUQRAM & Dulus – Vicensa

02. My Friend X Tommy Farrow – Slide

03. The Midnight - Quiet Earth

04. Meanetik - Vivid Places

05. Danny Lees - Get To Me

06. Eleven Fly & March 13 - Day Dream

07. Mehilove – Beautiful

08. Eleven Fly & March 13 – Run

09. Sunlight Project – Staring At The Sun

010. Luminary – Amsterdam (Smith & Pledger Remix)

011. Universal Solution – Pressure Point (Movinski Remix)

012. Gregory Esayan - Cradle (LTN 'Sunrise' Remix) 

It’s not a space for a normal person

 This is a critique I wasn’t sure whether to publish… but here it is. It might be irritating, but it’s also for a laugh. 

 I recently went to a drum and bass event in the Netherlands. I’ll get straight to the point: I’ve never encountered a worse community in the Netherlands. When I go to events of other genres in NL, or just walk down the Dutch street, I don’t see these types of people at all. Perhaps they’re a small minority in the Netherlands, or maybe they’re mostly from Central Europe. The second one is also definitely true. 

I don’t get this feeling also in Germany. In fact, because of the common people in Germany, I can honestly say: I ❤️ Germany. Ordinary Germans have good values: German’s strong architecture also looks like that. 

Related to that — should I be sad or just laugh when someone gets bothered by the fact that someone wears a watch?

“So according to Sidney SN we’re supposed to wear watches too…”

It honestly made me laugh what Central European drum and bass ravers think of me. Yes, it has the “smell” of people seeing me as conservative. That makes me laugh even more. Or another comment — that apparently I stood out at the smoking area again. I have no idea why I keep hearing this. If someone doesn’t like it, they probably should work on themselves. Or I share no “anarchistic/socialist” value. If I stand out among the “weirdos”, it’s not because I try for a stand out — that’s simply how I naturally am.

And again, this tells me a lot about how different the current international DnB community is compared to other Dutch communities, where I do fit in with my values, and where no one looks at you strangely for completely normal things. In a way, this shows just how off some people are if they start criticizing basic Dutch values. On the other hand, I still say I’m also “Aussie”. Among other things, I like Ripcurl :D

Another thing is hard drugs. When I listen to what SOLAH sings about, hard drugs just don’t belong there. Or I don’t see her music like something for a ravers. Or Flava D, her track Cats. Or I like LENS UK for her values. It also bothers me that SOLAH seems to be more of a DJ for questionable ravers than a singer. And again, compared to different Dutch electronic music festival community — at a DnB event in NL there are so many international people on hard drugs that I couldn’t even count them. At this last Dutch techno event, I saw only two obvious cases. One was actually shocking, because a girl was in psychosis, being calmed down by the lake, and two people had to hold her by both hands while walking. In my opinion, clearly typical from Central Europe. 

The lower presence of hard drugs at some Dutch electronic music events probably also comes from their Zero Drug Tolerance policy.

At that DnB event, I even made jokes about the drugged-up ravers by widening my eyes the way they had theirs. I even got reactions back :D

And on top of that, someone next to me wanted to talk to me — and you could see he was thinking: in today’s DnB community, you barely even have anyone to talk to. That ties back to my previous post about a policy and their whole attitude. That’s why I’m saying: this is not for me, or this is irritating or for a laugh. 

In many ways, a laugh towards them, it’s the best reaction, I think.  

Monopolization in a electronic music

 In a situation that contributed to my recognition, a friend told me that I am “competition.” And in a way, this situation showed that someone can become known more as independent “competition” than by submitting to monopolization — which is what this post is about. I write competition in quotation marks because if someone has no interest in something, they are not competition. A person can destroy themselves, and that is their problem as long as they do not intrude into someone else’s space. And I want to thank so many people from the western side for acknowledging that my freedoms and rights were violated, and for saying that no one should ever behave like this toward another person.

Given politics, I do not want to be associated in any way with what I am supposed to be “competing” with. I have no desire to participate in something that is against my nature. I did not start producing liquid DNB mixes for that purpose. And if meaning in music disappeared, I would stop producing altogether.

I think electronic music is a vast ecosystem branching into dozens of subcultures, styles, and local scenes. And within this music, there are significant differences in how individual genres are organized: for example, one that spreads into hundreds of independent currents, and one that concentrates into a few monopolies or forms of usurpation. This can be seen most clearly when comparing the techno or even EDM, Progressive, House music with drum & bass, I think. 

While techno or EDM thrives as an open, decentralized network of thousands of artists, collectives, clubs, labels, and individuals, drum & bass is becoming monopolized. This is one of the parts that, for me, form a visible difference between DNB and techno, EDM, Progressive or House music. 

The consequences for artists are concrete. Artists involved in techno (or EDM, Progressive, …) are more independent in everything they do and in who they are than those in DNB.

In DNB, artists are often required to form ties with monopolies, creating pressure to adapt their sound, policy or image. In techno, because of the diversity of forms, artists can function in highly varied ways.

In the techno scene, the relationship between an event and an artist is more of a host–guest relationship than an “ownership” one. A festival or club invites an artist to play, but the artist is not bound to their brand or their “family.” They can play for one group today, for another tomorrow, in a completely different context, in another country, in an underground club or on a mainstream stage — without the need to belong to a specific group, because especially the artist is the specific group alone. 

This is quite a contrast to how drum and bass is sometimes presented: as if it’s supposed to be more independent than anything else. 

Luddism in the 21st Century

“It’s like if someone in the 19th century banned electricity because it threatened candle makers.”

 Recently, I wrote some praise for Giorgia Meloni, though I’m also skeptical of her. Another example might be banning cultivated meat instead of addressing problematic livestock farming. 

Sidney SN, 90’s 🇮🇹 

In my view, Italy’s decision to ban cultivated meat may seem like cultural protection or caution toward new technology. But in reality, it’s a much deeper issue. The ban isn’t conservative — it’s reactionary. It’s not about a protect tradition; it simply shows that the state isn’t ready for change, so it prefers to freeze reality in its current state.

In the context of human technological development, cultivated meat is just another logical step. Lab-grown meat is like hydroponics, vertical farming, fermentation, biotechnology — all ways to increase efficiency and reduce the negative impacts of production.

The argument that “meat should traditionally come from animals” is the same as someone wanting to ban hydroponics because lettuce has supposedly “always” grown in soil. But “always” lasts only until human ingenuity presents a better solution.

In space travel, long-term missions, or colonizing other planets — no one will be herding cattle. Cultivated meat is a necessity. This isn’t sci-fi. It’s technology we already know how to produce today.

To me, the ban on cultivated meat reveals something uncomfortable: if someone bans something solely to protect an old industry, it means they don’t know how to build a new one.

And here comes the key part: the entire ban on cultivated meat is a modern form of Luddism. 

The Luddites in the 19th century didn’t smash machines because they were dangerous. They smashed them because they threatened their roles and status in society. Meloni is doing the same thing: it’s not banning a dangerous product, but a technology that threatens old business.

Instead of supporting innovation, they would rather ban whatever complicates the status quo. It’s like banning machines because they threatened hand weavers. But the world won’t stop. Only those who are afraid will.

The Luddites lost in the end — the Industrial Revolution moved forward. And the development of cultivated meat will move forward as well. Just without Italy. And once other countries gain the know-how, investment, and expertise, Italy will be forced to import the technology.

Hectic decision-making

 Sometimes I write something about a trip, but sometimes the plans take an unexpected turn.

I had a dilemma when I had the chance to go. Just a week ago, I hadn’t even thought about traveling. More typically, I was browsing online shops, looking at what I wanted to buy. On Saturday, I told myself that I could actually be away for three or four days. So I planned the trip with stops. A stay. I bought tickets for all the connections and made a booking. On Sunday, I started wondering whether it even made sense for me to do something now that I had already enjoyed two weeks ago. The program would’ve been a bit different. I would have visited more cities in the meantime (Karlsruhe, Eindhoven, also Frankfurt, maybe Regensburg) stayed at a hotel I like, and during the trip, I would’ve gone to a city (Brussels) in a neighboring country.

But on the other hand, I realized that what I actually wanted was to see some of the Christmas atmosphere already. The Christmas season officially starts there at the end of November. Visiting at that time would make more sense. And just going out partying again wouldn’t really excite me now. I already enjoyed that two weeks ago.

In the end, I canceled everything on Monday evening. And then I did something interesting — I used all the money for the trip, stay, and visits on things that came to mind that I wanted. I bought nine items within two hours. And that afternoon, quite spontaneously, I bought another one at a shopping mall. And then another after spending the money I would’ve used for the Saturday plan, all at once.

The Controversy Of A Queer

 Futurama (or Star Wars) as a Queer Utopia of the Future

 Sometimes, when I watch Futurama, I think about exactly this. I don’t particularly like the show — maybe because at times it feels too absurd, too loud. And yet it evokes a strange feeling in me: it reminds me how profound what we now call queer can be. How within these attitudes — often incomprehensible to me — there lies a certain truth about a world that is constantly changing.

At first glance, Futurama is a comedy about a robot, aliens, and humans from an absurd third millennium. But beneath the layer of humor lies something much deeper — a vision of a society where the boundaries of identity dissolve and difference is not only tolerated but celebrated.

In Futurama, there is no such thing as a “normal” body, a “traditional” family, or a “natural” way of being. The characters move across the spectrum of gender, species, and forms of existence: the robot Bender displays both gender and moral fluidity, Zoidberg embodies otherness embraced with affection, and planet Earth itself is home to thousands of cultures — human and non-human alike. Such a world necessarily rests on radical empathy and openness toward difference.

Those who love Futurama or Star Wars often carry within them an unspoken agreement with the idea that diversity is natural — that being can take infinitely many forms, and that the purpose of progress is not uniformity but variety. These worlds are queer in the deepest sense of the word: they challenge boundaries, rewrite rules, and allow new combinations of forms and identities.

This spirit is reflected in real cities — vividly in Berlin. A city where fashion experimentation becomes part of everyday life, where individuality flows into the streets as freely as music from the clubs. Berlin feels like a terrestrial version of Futurama — a metropolis where freedom of dress, belief, and desire is not an exception but the norm.

Perhaps it is precisely because we can fall in love with the world of Futurama that we carry within us the potential to live such freedom ourselves — here, on our own planet, in real time.

At the same time, this openness does not have to conflict with respect for history and cultural heritage. Preserving old buildings, neighborhoods, and architectural styles is not an act of rigidity, but of reverence — a form of care for the memory of a place and the people who shaped it. To have a relationship with heritage does not mean to reject new forms of freedom; it means understanding that even the future needs its roots.

Queer aesthetics and futurist thought do not need to erase history — they can complement it, revive it, reinterpret it. Maybe cities like Luxembourg (or Luxembourg) prove this: they combine a modern outlook with a deep respect for the past. Just like in Futurama, tradition and experiment, stone and light, past and future coexist side by side.

Architecture Between Decay and Endurance

 Who knows these differences in certain parts of Europe, they don’t understand the architecture itself. Ordinary houses, almost anywhere, seem to decay — or already look decayed even when new. Construction often feels improvised: one wall made from old bricks, another from concrete blocks, covered with plaster that doesn’t last long and soon turns dirty. There’s a sense of fragility in materials that should represent stability.

Even construction companies profit well from the so-called green economy — the Central European version of it. There’s constant trade in polystyrene and external insulation, as if sustainability meant simply covering things up. Some new houses are designed to be “energy-efficient,” but often with strangely small windows, built more from fear of energy loss than from any sense of harmony.

In the Netherlands, the difference is striking. Architecture there is naturally durable — solid brick structures, without plaster, designed to last for generations. The Dutch live in a flat, open landscape shaped by wind and water, with air constantly moving from the North Sea. Buildings are made to resist the wind for generations, not to hide from it. Their strength is not accidental. A West surfaces remain clean not because West is repainted, but because the material itself endures. Large windows open to the world, and no one would ever think of covering such buildings with unsustainable polystyrene and a weak plaster layer that would crumble within years. I think Dutch architecture doesn’t pretend to be ecological; it is ecological by its very nature — through longevity, openness, and respect for material truth.

That is perhaps the quiet essence of difference: in Central Europe, “green” often means concealing weakness behind artificial layers; in the Netherlands, strength and sustainability begin with what is left uncovered.

Narratives vs. Reality

 I think some media often speak of a “crisis” in Germany — mentioning refugees, rising drug addiction, and other social issues, supposedly linked to an alleged increase in crime, especially also around major train stations.

I say “supposedly linked to an alleged” rise in crime because when I arrive at a main station in almost any Czech city, it’s difficult to understand why the media paints Germany as a place one should avoid altogether due to conflicts with certain groups of people. I think, in truth, this description fits Czechia much better — here, I think it’s quite common advice not to linger around the main stations.

Everyone knows what Prague’s main station is like. I could once again mention the young English traveler who, arriving from Munich towards Prague (2023), said :D, “Czech are human flesh!” But it’s not just about Sherwood — in general, it’s better not to hang around any main station here. Sooner or later, someone will approach you asking for something. 

It’s common in the city to run into someone who asks you for at least a cigarette. Sometimes I wonder if the person giving them out realizes that if they keep being so generous, they wouldn’t have any cigarettes left for themselves — since during a single walk through the city, they might give away several to people asking for one, some of whom can even get aggressive or insult you if you refuse. This kind of thing doesn’t happen to me in Germany. 

Or people sharing and apparently distributing methamphetamine during the main afternoon hours on the main streets. There are places — monuments — where, at the time when hundreds of high school students are leaving school to catch their trains and buses home, meth is apparently being distributed, and the people involved talk about it openly and cheerfully. This also isn’t common in Germany.

Still, I don’t believe these issues apply only to train stations. It’s true that harm can happen anywhere — perhaps even at German stations. Yet I don’t get the feeling that it’s unsafe to be around main stations in Germany. To me, the reality is quite different from how some media make it appear. 

This Is My Diet

 Sometimes I notice speculation about my diet.

I also often see speculation about my age. People are often surprised that I’m not younger. Sometimes even my challengers are taken aback by my age. Perhaps this is related to my diet, which I see as natural, because it’s simply how I do things myself, and I notice changes when I don’t follow it.

It’s possible to experiment with your diet: if you want more fat, you eat those fats and notice the changes; if you consume less, you notice the effects as well.

My approach to eating is based on balance between plant and animal sources. The foundation consists of plant-based foods, complemented by dairy products, egg products, and occasional meat. From a nutritional standpoint, this combination proves to be highly balanced – it covers all key nutrients and supports a long-term, stable lifestyle.

 A Balanced Foundation

This dietary model provides a complete spectrum of essential nutrients:

• Proteins come from dairy products, legumes, grains, and occasional meat or fish.

• Calcium and vitamin B12 are ensured through dairy products, two servings of red meat per week, and fortified foods, including RedBull, juices, Alpro’s products, for example. 

• Healthy fats are supplied by fish, nuts, seeds, and high-quality plant oils.

• Fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants come from a diverse range of plant-based ingredients.

 From the perspective of nutritional science, this diet lies somewhere between the Mediterranean and flexitarian approaches – combining diversity and nutritional value with a moderate use of animal products.

 Focus on Quality

 Over the long term, I try to choose organic dairy products, organic meat, and organic vegetables.

Beyond origin, I also pay attention to the method of processing – this often determines both the final taste and nutritional value. A good example is Dutch cheese, which I consider among the higher-quality options due to consistent production standards and a long-standing tradition. I don’t look down on McDonald’s or other fast food – it’s a way to add some variety to my diet, for traveling, and for replenishing nutrients. I like chocolates, sweeties, lollipop, bubblegum. 

In general, I assume that organic products maintain a higher standard of quality, since consumers naturally expect this from the “organic” label.

 Conclusion

I see this way of eating as practical, sustainable in the long run, and based on rational food choices, natural selection of a my person. I’m more interested in natural balance, sufficient nutrients, and quality that translates into both taste and overall well-being. 

Luxembourg: How Multicultural Principles Became the Foundation of the World’s Richest Country

   “New Blood

 There once was a tribe.

Small, proud, during a periods maybe clever.

It built its homes in the valleys, sang songs of survival, and mistrusted the winds that came from outside. Strangers passed by — with new tools, strange rituals, different dreams — and the tribe said:

“We have enough.”And so it remained… the same.

 The Illusion of Purity

 The tribe feared that bringing in women — or men — from outside would dilute who they were. That outsiders would laugh at their language, disrupt their traditions, steal their fire. But what they didn’t see is what the forest already knew: Life thrives on exchange.

Genetic. Cultural. Emotional. Even the wolves mate across packs. Even rivers merge to grow stronger. And yeah, indigenous peoples this know very well. 

Without new blood, the tribe began to weaken. The children grew fewer. The songs repeated themselves. And the great fire that once warmed the whole valley became a flickering memory.”

Part. 1

 Luxembourg,

 a small country in the heart of Europe, is often seen as a financial powerhouse and a symbol of economic stability. But what lies behind its extraordinary success? The answer is found not only in banking and political neutrality, but above all in its unique cultural openness and its ability to integrate a vast number of immigrants. 

 ⸻ A Country Where Immigrants Form the Majority 

 Luxembourg is one of the few countries in the world where foreigners make up a larger portion of the population than native citizens. Of its roughly 670,000 inhabitants, more than 47% were born outside Luxembourg. Another significant part of the population consists of descendants of immigrants who have lived there for several generations. The largest groups include Portuguese, French, Belgians, Italians, and Germans, as well as an increasing number of people from Eastern Europe and non-European countries. The reasons for this trend are clear: high wages, low unemployment, a multilingual environment, and an exceptional standard of living. 

 ⸻ Trilingualism as the Core of Identity  

 

 Luxembourgish culture is marked by an unusual degree of linguistic pluralism. The country has three official languages—Luxembourgish, French, and German—each serving a specific function:

 

 • Luxembourgish symbolizes national identity.

 • French is the language of law and administration.

 • German dominates in media and education. 

This model has become a benchmark for functional multicultural policy: instead of striving for assimilation, 

Luxembourg supports parallel linguistic and cultural coexistence. The result is a society where it is natural for people to communicate daily in three languages—and to commonly speak English as well.

 ⸻ Openness as an Economic Strategy 

 Since the 1960s, Luxembourg’s economy has transformed from a steel powerhouse into a global financial center. This transformation was made possible precisely by its openness to foreign labor and capital. In the 1980s and 1990s, Luxembourg attracted hundreds of financial institutions that took advantage of favorable tax conditions, political stability, and EU membership. Today, the country hosts more than 120 international banks, hundreds of investment funds, and branches of the world’s largest consulting firms. At the same time, Luxembourg boasts one of the highest GDPs per capita in the world—exceeding USD 130,000 in 2025—consistently placing it at the top of global rankings. 

 ⸻ Cultural Diversity as a Driver of Innovation  

 Luxembourg has managed to turn diversity into an economic advantage. Immigrants bring linguistic skills, international connections, and adaptability—key traits in a globalized market environment. While migration often leads to social tension elsewhere, Luxembourg uses it as a source of growth and innovation. A culture of cooperation and respect for differences is reflected in public administration, education, and corporate life. Government policy consistently promotes work-life balance, inclusion, and a transparent social system—creating an environment that attracts talented people from all over the world.

 ⸻ Luxembourg as a Laboratory of European Integration 

 Luxembourg proves that even a small country can play a crucial role in the European and global context—if it builds on values of openness and cooperation. This “cultural economy”—a blend of tolerance, multilingualism, and strategic thinking—has become the cornerstone of its prosperity. Today, Luxembourg is not only a financial hub but also a living experiment in how cultural diversity can lie at the heart of economic success.

Part. 2 

 ⸻ A Conservative Monarchy? with an Open Society 

 I think that although Luxembourg is a country with a more open society, where there are more migrants than native inhabitants, it has managed—thanks to its conservative approach to cultural heritage—to preserve its own culture. People migrating to wealthy Luxembourg adapt to Luxembourg’s rules, and in doing so, the culture naturally maintains itself. This creates a culture based on both wealth and openness. It is a peculiar balance between openness and the protection of identity—something that is no longer a given today, I think.  

Luxembourg is a grand duchy. Grand Duke Henri seems to be like a symbol of continuity and stability—not political, but cultural. In a country where dozens of nationalities mix, cultural heritage takes on a deeper meaning: it is not a tool of exclusion, but a means of cohesion. A king or grand duke has more of a symbolic and representative role, yet even so, carries significant cultural weight. Monarchies in these countries often serve as a stabilizing and identity-forming element—something that transcends political cycles and represents the continuity of history and values. 

A similar principle can be observed in the Netherlands, which also has a king—Willem-Alexander. According to AI, monarchies function as a quiet pillar of identity in a pluralistic society. 

In a way, these European monarchies demonstrate that conservative elements do not have to contradict modern openness, or no? On the contrary—they can be what gives society stability and meaning in a rapidly changing world. In my view, Luxembourg appears as a place where cultural heritage is not an obstacle to progress, but its foundation. Modernity and high-tech infrastructure can coexist within the ecosystem of cultural heritage, complementing each other. A certain form of national identity is preserved. The economy also reflects this. Wages and the economic level in Luxembourg are high. 

Luxembourg is, in my opinion, one of the few countries where this holds true differently across the whole territory. Luxembourg emphasizes promoting and maintaining this identity and has ample resources to draw on, in terms of its cultural heritage, which includes rich castle architecture such as in Vianden and the rich areas around similar builds, the uniformity of masonry buildings, and the careful modernization, management, and preservation of the landscape. During Christmas 2024, when I visited Rotterdam, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Luxembourg City, and Strasbourg. I enjoyed all of them, but the center of Luxembourg City, Ville Haute at night on Christmas Eve, in my opinion, was the most beautiful—it was illuminated angelically, as if only falling white snowflakes were missing. The impression was already created by the streets appearing as if snowflakes were falling, thanks to the decorations and lighting everywhere. 

And Luxembourg is a grand duchy, and the rich modern architecture and society, but in many ways it is also a country committed to social equity—for example, since 2020, trains, buses, and trams have been free for everyone.

Who Meloni is? Conservatism and Strategic Diplomacy in a Complex Europe

 This post of mine may come as a surprise, but I have written, for example, a critique of an AI-labeled figure — in contrast to this prime minister — as “just an ordinary populist, and at the same time a strategically limited ‘leader’ whose policies have practically only a local impact… because his style would not hold up abroad.” 

 Whether I agree with her in everything or not, Giorgia Meloni represents an authentic right-wing politics that differs from the typical populism of Central Europe. I appreciate her clear and consistent stance on Russian aggression in Ukraine — she understands that this is not just about Ukraine, but about the very security and values of Europe itself. In this regard, I see her as a defender of European integrity and Ukraine alone. 

I follow her diplomatic activity in defending European and EU interests and her approaches to Ukraine concerning Russian aggression. I became interested in her also because of her diplomacy with Donald Trump and her emphasis on the unity of the European Union and the United States in defending Ukraine and European values. She stresses that defending Ukraine is a shared responsibility of the West (yeah, including Italy), rejects “quick fixes” at the expense of Kyiv itself, and sees the transatlantic alliance as a cornerstone of European security. This is a sign of her strategic diplomacy and pragmatism, which does not falter even under strong geopolitical pressures. 

Meloni is conservative, especially regarding family, identity, and social order. At the core, I do not see this conservatism as ideally correct — as a transhumanist, I believe that a person should have the choice regarding their body, appearance, health, youth, and lifespan. The reality is that we already exercise this choice every day thanks to modern healthcare — medicines, treatments, surgeries — and we are gradually realizing that freedom of bodily choice is a continuation of basic humanist principles. 

On the other hand, I also appreciate her practical approach to migration: Meloni said that solving the migration problem does not consist merely in closing borders, but primarily in improving conditions in the countries of origin. This is pretty rational, long-term, and ethically responsible.

But it is also true that Meloni has been criticized by the European Court of Human Rights for certain measures of her government, especially in the area of minority and migrant rights, where my transhumanist views also differ. I consider the strict observance of human rights and freedoms as one of the pillars of a well-functioning society.

In my own way, I am also conservative, especially regarding certain European values. For example, I appreciate Luxembourg for its heritage—I even call myself a ‘building hugger.’ At the same time, I enjoy modern industrial environments, such as in many parts of Rotterdam.

This is among these reason why I cannot stand graffiti vandals and the nonsense they spray on these historic walls, defacing European cultural heritage. Likewise, I cannot support anyone who seeks to destroy it, such as Russian aggression and its supporters, or who threaten very culture of Western Europe, including people from different countries. 

Never Found the Value of Things

 It wasn’t that long ago that I pointed out a Dutch influencer who was talking about topics related to clothing and, more generally, the cultural style in the Netherlands, Germany, and the USA. 

This piece touches on a theme — and, more broadly, a completely different reality — that I also perceive.   

 

 When one moves through Western Europe — say, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France or Belgium — it quickly becomes clear that people there approach things differently. They have a stronger sense of real value. Because of it, I also like Christmas days in Western Europe. 

And I don’t mean money, but the meaning that stands behind things. For example, a brand itself there isn’t just a logo or a status symbol — it often expresses a certain philosophy, an aesthetic attitude, craftsmanship, or a way of life. In Czechia, it works differently. The value of things is often measured only by their price. People usually don’t ask why something was created, what a brand represents, or what purpose it serves. What matters is that it’s cheap, practical, and “normal.” Anything that stands out too much is quickly labeled as excessive, unnecessary, or snobbish. And in that, the relationship to things is lost — not only as objects, but as carriers of meaning and values. 

This mindset has certain its roots. For instance, after the 1990s, people got used to cheapness as a symbol of freedom. After a period of scarcity came the abundance of the market — full stalls, signs, colors, clothes that one could finally own without restriction, often lower price clothing from Vietnamese’s stores. And so, in Czech society, accessibility became the main value. Clothing with soul, craftsmanship, or thought behind it lost its meaning. What mattered was to have, not to understand. 

Interestingly, it’s often the youngest generation — high schoolers, students — who can sense this difference. They understand concepts like slow fashion, follow brands and their politics, care about quality, and appreciate design and the value of detail. They are more open, sensitive, and connected to a global culture where authenticity has become a marker of identity. 

But after school, this awareness usually fades quickly. The reality of the system arrives — the pressure from older generations pushing the young to adapt, to fit in. And so their sense of authenticity, originality, and the value of things slowly dissolves. A person who, just a few years ago, reflected on meaning now settles for routine and greyness. This extends into culture and politics as well. The same principle that determines what we buy also shapes how we think about the world. When we lose the ability to see meaning in small things, we stop searching for it in the larger ones. 

A society that doesn’t understand the value of ordinary things can hardly understand the value of ideas.  

Lines I Cannot Cross

 I’ve started to doubt some of the support that has been given both to Sidney SN and to me. The reason is that I don’t want to be in the same place like some person. 

I do not dislike this person because of Sidney SN — my feelings are rooted in my own identity. For many years, I’ve felt a deep aversion toward people of this type. In fact, Sidney SN, among others, came into being as a product of the social reality shaped by people like them. To deny that would be, in my eyes, a betrayal of European citizens who stood with me. 

I could recall a Dutch taxi driver who, upon learning where I was from, reacted with a kind of personal trauma. He knows that reality firsthand. He now lives in the Netherlands — a place where such dynamics don’t exist anyway. 

For me, it feels as though this person has stepped beyond the boundaries where it belong — entering spaces where their presence is neither natural nor constructive. 

One reason lies in their association with and support for free tekno ideology. I am entirely opposed to these movements, for social, environmental, economic, and cultural reasons. I fully support their ban and their dissolution; For example, with a law similar to the one in the UK, which in the ’90s forced even the founders to leave UK and try to occupy the European mainland. I’ve seen what such ideologies can do, and I imagine the cultural heritage of a country like Luxembourg collapsing if they spread there as they did elsewhere. If someone who supports me also supports such person, I might feel being personally harmed — and could feel compelled to reject that support and my support for such someone. 

I also hold footage from a club where the person explicitly warned: “Just make sure you don’t put this video anywhere!!” I also have another video where security says, ‘No filming…!’ It was an event where all pandemic restrictions were disregarded. Among others, I was the only one person wearing a mask there. I cannot endorse such reckless attitudes, which directly contributed to the crisis I myself experienced — a crisis that increased the support I received from citizens from the more western part of Europe. To accept or overlook this would not only betray my own values, but — I think — also the people who supported my person because I stood for something different. 

When it comes to Sidney SN, my embrace of liquid drum and bass has always been political. I see the genre as a vehicle for values that separated me from the mainstream drum and bass scene itself. For instance, I’ve known Let It Roll since its very beginning, yet I chose never to participate. And their now-closed club confirmed these reasons for me. For me, modern liquid drum and bass represented something entirely distinct, built on entirely different values. And today, the music itself matters less than the politics Sidney SN embodies: like the reasons of the support of a lot citizens of Europe, and in that sense, his work already fulfilled its political meaning. 

For example, similarly, I deliberately (temporarily or not) stopped Sidney SN’s liquid drum and bass mixes on SoundCloud together with Roots Of Liquid. And this was even though at that time I had the potential to continue succeeding on this platform. I also said, “Sidney SN is now on the BassBlog.pro drum and bass mix platform. I have a profile there, although I’m not expecting as many plays as on Sidney SN’s SoundCloud.” I probably don’t need to say why the last mix is called Roots Of Liquid. 

In a certain sense, I may see it as a failure that modern liquid drum and bass often aligns with the mainstream DNB scene, thereby losing its world potential for mainstreaming or popularizing of positive vibes—the very reason Sidney SN emerged through a genre at YouTube platforms that was completely different from mainstream DNB, or why I started listening to this music genre. Still with person or DJ who, in my view, do not uphold the values for which liquid DNB came into existence, because their career focus seems to be a strangely awkward jumping between liquid drum and bass (not ideological), UK drum and bass, Central European mainstream neurofunk, or supporting and upholding the ideology of free tekno. 

Maybe Sidney SN popularized liquid DnB like no one else. 

For example, Let It Roll claims to be the biggest drum and bass festival, but it has an attendance of around 20,000 people out of more than seven billion. And it doesn’t seem like it will have greater attendance in the future. This alone shows that drum and bass is a very niche music genre. Let alone liquid drum and bass, which is even more peripheral in the current drum and bass scene rather than becoming mainstream outside of a tool for the opening of a drum and bass events. This makes no sense to me. I think Liquid drum and bass had completely different potentials for me, which were unrelated to mainstream DNB. 

I could also add that I regret having tried to attend some events in the Czech Republic, whether for my research or not, because if I hadn’t done so, what happened at the Dutch events, for example, would not have occurred. This happened because someone saw me in reality in one Central European country, and through me, they appeared at these events, and in this way, to a large extent, something was disrupted that many “root” people were experiencing. However, I couldn’t have known that so many people would “go crazy.” Nonetheless, from the lesson itself, which speaks to a certain mentality, this also informs this my attitude.

In searching of a truths

 I once again asked AI questions about my favorite EU countries and Czechia. 

The AI’s answers didn’t surprise me. 

 Finland  • One of the safest and most stable countries in the world. • High-quality education system, good healthcare. • Beautiful nature (forests, lakes, Arctic Circle, clean air). • Calmer pace of life, lots of space and privacy. • High trust in institutions and low corruption. 

 Netherlands • Cosmopolitan, open, and liberal society. • Excellent infrastructure (bike paths, transport, logistics). • Active cultural and music scene, many expats. • High level of English – easy for foreigners. • Milder climate, no extreme winters. 

 Germany • Strong economy, high wages, large job market. • Good infrastructure, healthcare, education. • Cultural diversity, music and art scene. • Central location in Europe – great accessibility. • Strong protection of labor rights. 

 Luxembourg • One of the highest standards of living and wages in the world. • Stable and safe country. • Multicultural environment, high share of foreigners. • Excellent infrastructure, healthcare, and social system. • All buses, trams, and trains are free throughout Luxembourg, in 2nd class. • English, French, and German – easy to communicate.

 Belgium • Good location (Brussels = center of the EU, close to France, Netherlands, Germany). • Multicultural and open society. • Quality healthcare and education. • Rich history, culture, gastronomy. • Good knowledge of languages (French, Dutch, English). 

  Czechia • Interesting history and partially natural beauty. • Cheaper life (cheap). • Lower wages compared to Western Europe. • Higher level of corruption and less trust in institutions. • English and other languages not as widespread. • Political culture and bureaucracy can be frustrating. • Challenging real estate market. 

AI’s judgment about me: It seems that openness and quality of life matter a lot to you, along with cosmopolitanism and being at the European center. Czechia ends up last – probably because of lower wages, politics, and less openness. You put NL and LUX at the top for quality of life and openness. Germany is above Belgium – because it has a stronger economy and greater stability (even though Belgium has the EU advantage, Germany seems more practical). Finland - is more peace and nature. Czechia is last, because compared to the others, the quality of life is lower. 

 After longer comparison, the ranking is clear:  

1️⃣ Netherlands – cosmopolitan, open, progressive. Great place if you seek freedom and an international environment. Housing sometimes more expensive, but quality of life is top. 

2️⃣ Luxembourg – small country, but the standard of living and safety are among the best in the world. Stable institutions and high wages. 

3️⃣ Germany – strong economy, job opportunities, central location. Bureaucracy and taxes are a downside, but still worth it. 

4️⃣ Belgium – cultural mix, center of Europe. Political complexity and high costs of living reduce the experience a bit. 

5️⃣ Finland – peace, nature, safety. Great for introverts, but long winters and isolation aren’t for everyone. 

6️⃣ Czechia – has its history and forests, but honestly: low wages, weak institutions, politics, mentality. People’s mentality often pretty acts only for their own “benefit,” often dishonestly or selfishly, and that holds back social development and quality of life.

“End of the country is near!”

 The same, in Czechia, I wasn’t surprised by the student elections either. The complete opposite of the older generation. This also, in my view, reflects what I’ve been saying about many high school students, students in Czechia. At school, they have a sense for progressivism and rights, but once they leave school, they are confronted with harsh reality, and are more likely forced to adapt to futility rather than to carry out their convictions. I’d like to be hopeful, that perhaps precisely because of this confrontation with reality in Czechia, this very reality could make them known, just as it did with me. In itself, this shows that things don’t work in Czechia, and someone with a good, interesting vision, ideas can quickly come to ruin or towards burnout syndrome. Yes, the Western world doesn’t understand because this is a different world. 

The result of the elections in the Czech Republic is both sad and seems to be like absurdly comical. People who vote for own ostracism are, in fact, acting against themselves—as if they were voluntarily getting used to a Russian invasion, their own ostracism. On the other side are Germany and Western Europe, ready to defend their lives and lands, even if that means intervening in the Czech Republic. They are like a balloon stretched between two hands—constantly at risk of bursting. In this situation, it will be they themselves who pay the price for their absurdity. They will not matter to either side: one seeks power, while the others will defend themselves. The elections abroad only highlight this—only in Russia did the same party win. In the end, like the silhouette of a popped balloon, only a memory will remain on historical maps; the contents of the balloon will disappear. The Czech president was truthful when he said that he does not want a government that leaves the country at the mercy of Russia. However, someone is leaving it at the mercy of themselves. 

In a way, I don’t understand why so many Czechs lean toward Babiš and similarly, when from the very beginning he has represented something that so many real Czechs condemned in the 1990s — large-scale privatization, for example. And, yeah, also monopolization of power. 

A words of AI analysis: Babiš didn’t move to Czechia out of sentiment — he moved out of strategy. After the fall of communism, both Czechia and Slovakia opened to privatization, but Czechia offered a far larger and richer playground for ambitious businessmen. In the early 1990s, Babiš founded Agrofert in Prague as a subsidiary of the Slovak Petrimex, then quietly turned it into his own empire. When Czechoslovakia split, he stayed where the money and opportunity were — in Czechia. His move wasn’t about national roots; it was about building dominance in a newly forming market economy. 

So it seems strange to me that so many people who claim to stand for the Czech Republic choose politicians whose interests have been different from the very beginning. It’s as if their jingling of keys in ’89 was fake. Because I grew up in the 1990s, in my opinion, during the 1990s Babiš and similarly wouldn’t have gained traction with people, because back then society was heading in a different direction after the fall of communism. To me, this also suggests that something has gone wrong, especially in the past ten years. 

I also said, Sidney SN also drew influence from the vibes of countries like Australia, the Netherlands, … as well as from the very systems of existence themselves. These vibes are what made me known—you know about me because of them. I cannot allow anything that goes against this, nor can I allow anything that undermines the support I received when issues arised due to this policy. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 

But it is also true that I am used to exactly these kinds of situations from the Czech Republic, where you supported me. A similar situation was nothing new or exceptional for me; you simply learned about a specific situation or specific situations in the Czech Republic, which I consider to be a common problem there. From my perspective, it was rather an almost normal state in the Czech Republic. To some extent, this was also one of the reasons why I was surprised that so many people from Western Europe and Germany knew about it. And it also showed me how different society is in other countries. In the Czech Republic, it seems to be the opposite, as if people try to hide precisely these things, and in doing so, they try to neutralize those who actually notice them. But the truth is, no one can to neutralize people like you are. And the fight for hiding the reality is lost. 

AI Living Standard Analysis: 

 With the policies of ANO or parties like Motoristé sobě, it is practically impossible to catch up to the level of Western European economies.

 • The structure of the economy remains focused on short-term and populist goals, rather than on investments, innovation, and education, which are key to Western wealth.

 • Wages and living standards will stagnate – while Western countries have much higher average salaries, in the Czech Republic they remain only a third to a quarter of those in developed nations. 

 • Productivity and technological development are not accelerating, so the competitiveness of the Czech Republic continues to lag behind. 

 • Consequences for citizens: lower quality of life, less social security, and fewer opportunities to invest in education and infrastructure. 

 

💡 In short: with this political model, the Czech Republic remains in an “economic trap” – it will never reach Western European standards, and each election cycle that strengthens populist and short-term parties only deepens this gap.

The Landscape as a Mirror of Society

 I am not the only one who perceives this, and with a broader survey one can even find research and studies on it. In a wider context, this is not reflected only in agricultural policy. 

 Central Europe vs. Benelux 

 Dutch agriculture appears more farmer-oriented. Czech agriculture is heavily monopolized. This is evident in the landscape as well – in the Netherlands there is greater species diversity in cultivated crops and smaller plots of land. In contrast, the Czech Republic is dominated by vast fields with uniform crops. Animal husbandry also differs. In the Netherlands, livestock are often kept directly among small fields, whereas in the Czech Republic large agricultural cooperatives with extensive facilities dominate. Breeding is usually carried out in enclosed spaces with lower levels of animal welfare. 

Historically, people in the Czech Republic have been repeatedly “cut off” from individual farming – through agricultural collectivization, nationalization of industry, and centralized management under socialism. This created a mentality in which it is “normal” for the state or a big entrepreneur to decide, while individuals participate only passively. It is not only an economic reality but also a culturally rooted perception, even a psychology – some people feel a sense of security in the idea that “one strong player” will take care of things, even though this leads to monopolization. In the Netherlands, such a model would feel alien, because society there is more based on participation and shared responsibility. 

In the Netherlands there is a cultural pattern: a strong tradition of family businesses, cooperative structures (e.g. agricultural cooperatives managed by farmers, not by the state), and greater dispersion of capital. Profits are distributed among more entities – farming families, small businesses, local communities. This also creates a sense of greater freedom and responsibility. 

You can see this directly in the landscape: in the Czech Republic large fields, large cooperatives, centralized profits. In the Netherlands small plots, diversity, varied farms – and therefore also a more diverse distribution of wealth. 

Collectivization in the 1950s interrupted the continuity of family farming in Czechia. Farmers were forced to join collective farms, where they lost ownership of the land and responsibility for production. After 1989, restitution took place, but many people had no interest in returning to farming. As a result, assets and production ended up in the hands of a few large entrepreneurs or companies. 

In the Netherlands, no such rupture ever occurred. Family farms have functioned continuously for centuries. Society has always been based on the collective management of space (e.g. polders, canals), which created a strong culture of co-participation and responsibility. 

The long experience with centralized management and “handing over” decision-making to the state or large entities has led to a certain passivity in the Czech Republic. A kind of “socialist ritualism” operates there – transferring responsibility to the state or a dominant figure instead of people actively engaging themselves. Large fields and centralized production correspond to the concentration of profits in the hands of a few subjects. The dominance of a single oligarch in agriculture is a prime example of how the landscape (monoculture, uniformity) reflects the overall economy.  

In the Netherlands, small plots, crop diversification, and dispersed livestock breeding correspond to the fact that wealth and responsibility are distributed among more people. Economic power does not rely on a single player but on a network of smaller entities. The Netherlands also has a deeply rooted tradition of cooperation (the so-called “polder model”) – negotiation and power-sharing. Society relies on a horizontal network of relations rather than on vertical authority. 

The landscape is not only a space for farming – it is also a mirror of the mentality and culture of society. The Czech landscape shows centralization and passivity, the Dutch one diversity, sharing, and greater cultivation. 

 ⸻ Recommended Studies and Sources 

 1. “Characteristics of Models of Farms in the European Union” (MDPI, 2021) The study compares family farms in the EU-15 vs EU-13 (to which the Czech Republic belongs). It states that family farms in the EU-15 are larger, more efficient, use more land, and employ more labor than in the new member states. This corresponds to the idea that in countries like the Netherlands there are more family farmers, who operate larger and more diverse farms, while in the Czech Republic family farms are numerous but their influence relative to land and labor is smaller. 

 2. FAO – Family Farming Knowledge Platform: Czech Republic It states that most agricultural land in the Czech Republic is managed by business entities, not exclusively by family farms, which is a historical consequence of centrally planned agriculture. Family farms account for a significant number of entities but not nearly the majority of land area. 

 3. “Small Farms in Poland and Czechia: Development Paths” (2024) This article deals with small farms in Poland and the Czech Republic – their development, obstacles, efficiency, relation to land, structure, productivity. It provides good comparative context for how small farms function in the new EU member states. 

 4. UZEI (Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information) – study on subsidy payments The article “Why Farmers Protest” shows that in one year, large enterprises over 2,000 ha in the Czech Republic had a sharp drop in subsidy income per hectare, while small farms under 100 ha received a higher average increase. This maps economic pressures and disproportions in the distribution of support. 

 5. Eurostat / Reports of the Czech Statistical Office (CSO) For example, the article “Czechia 2025: Czechs Save on Food …” states that the average farm size in the Czech Republic is about 121 hectares, significantly above the EU average (about 17 ha). Also, farms under 50 ha make up 72% of all entities but manage only ~8% of the land, while larger farms (over 1,000 ha) make up a small portion of entities but own ~45% of agricultural land. 

 6. Special Report “Animal welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals and practical implementation” (EU, 2018) This report shows that although the EU has ambitious goals for animal welfare, their implementation is uneven. There are areas where farm, transport, and slaughter conditions still do not meet the highest standards. It can serve as a basis for comparison of how these standards are applied (or not) in countries like Benelux and the Czech Republic.

August Seventh

 After the illnesses I had in June and July…

Nothing started well at all when, on the sixth kilometre of my journey in Czechia, someone was killed in a motorcycle accident — and I was a witness. After giving my testimony, I had to find an alternative route to catch my connection to Germany, as the accident site was closed off.

In Germany, I spent a short while in a city. I was still quite shaken by what I had just witnessed.

Afterwards, the journey through western Germany was pleasant. I really like the area around Dortmund, and I enjoy it every time I pass through. The trip south through the Netherlands went without any problems.

After the illnesses I had in June and July, I finally found myself where I wanted to be. And at the North Sea. The water there felt sweet to me, as if it were regenerating me when it gently washed over me. I love the atmosphere around sunny Oostduinpark. The Hague is also a wonderful city on Europe’s western coast.

After a year, I attended an electronic music event in Amsterdam — even the same festival I went to for the last time last year. I missed Anfisa Letyago there :D, but the community was interesting enough that I felt it was worth returning to see how it is this year.

I am always quite surprised when I see reactions such as someone being a similar nukivalent and similarly related. That also pleases me.

Although nothing began well, I still had days in places where I wanted to be many times with the nice weather — though my health, and sometimes the weather, didn’t always allow it. 

Also, I’m “sick,” my throat hurts or something like that, I even cough from time to time, and I don’t feel like myself. After a day in the Netherlands, everything disappears. One might even speculate that these could be psychosomatic issues related to the environment. This isn’t the first time I’ve experienced it. And I often expect that I will suddenly start feeling better “out of nowhere.” In reality, it’s the overall life rhythm – the Netherlands has a different pace, public space and services, a different culture, which itself reduces everyday stress. There’s something to it. 

When they violate human rights and freedoms, they cannot expect respect

 For more times I wrote a critique towards free tekno, even if I leave aside the fact that their version of anarchy includes total freedom for all drugs, and the erosion of what once made a human being truly human…

Someone may invoke the idea of freedom, but through their actions, they actually occupy, destroy, or displace the freedom of others.

When you claim the right to disturb the peace, to take space, to be accountable to no one — while the people around you lose the ability to decide about their own environment, their own sleep, their own body — their right to rest, to health, to dignity — then you’re no longer fighting for freedom. You’re claiming the rights of others as if they were unguarded territory.

When someone says they live freely, yet completely ignores the consequences of their actions on others, they are not speaking of freedom — but of egocentrism. It’s not ethics — it’s convenient justification. And if this community is unwilling to reflect on the consequences of its presence, then it cannot expect respect, nor understanding from the outside world.

If the free tekno community in practice violates peace, dignity, safety, and the living space of others, then it is objectively in conflict with human rights and freedoms, no matter what it claims about itself.

That’s why this community does not have my respect — not because a music style, but because of its disregard, masked as freedom. Freedom without responsibility is not freedom. It is a denial of humanity.

In my view, this is an attempt — whether conscious or not — to convince or even pressure everyone to eventually accept their version of anarchy, a world where no one asks anymore, where people are no longer truly human, but have regressed into “animals”.

Much of what I’ve said here is also the reason why I support daytime events — often in the Netherlands — where even organizers themselves refuse during weekend’s to play music after midnight out of respect for others. 

Yet when I wrote multiple times that “Strictness is Freedom,” this is exactly what I meant — another example from the Netherlands. The strictness exists to support the understanding of human rights and freedoms as they truly are. To me, this reflects the idea that human rights and freedoms function better in Western societies, and because of that, these societies are better freer for everyone. 

 In short: European Free Tekno Scene

 In Britain, where free tekno originated, the free tekno scene was already broken in the 1990s by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. In the Benelux—Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium, there is no identical law like the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, but authorities commonly classify these events as illegal raves and quickly disperse them—often seizing sound equipment, towing vehicles, and issuing fines.

The behavior of the free tekno community in these countries is considered socially unacceptable, disturbing public order and the lives of local residents. This is at the core of the concept of “anti-social behavior.” In Luxembourg, rapid interventions are also supported by nature protection laws.

Contrast with surrounding countries

 • While in Luxembourg or Belgium the police may arrive with dozens of vehicles, helicopters, and immediately seize equipment, in the Czech Republic monitoring and oversight are the standard response.

 • In the Netherlands or England, the mere fact of a free tekno gathering with music is enough to trigger inevitable intervention.

 • In the Czech Republic, events often last several days, and the police usually address related issues (traffic, drugs) rather than the music itself or another anti-social aspects. 

Result: 

While the scene in Britain practically disappeared after 1994, France and the Czech Republic became “safe havens” for exiled sound systems, where free tekno not only survived but grew into a mass phenomenon. From there, the culture spread further into Italy, Germany, Spain, Slovakia and Poland, but the main core remained in France and the Czech Republic. While it’s true that France (Bretagne, Occitanie, Marseille, for example) has the largest free tekno community in absolute numbers, when adjusted for population size, Czechia has the largest. It’s a central hub for the European sound system scene. 

When the Communities Knows You Before Your Own Country

 I don’t want anyone to misunderstand this as bragging. Yes, I wrote something about who supports Sidney SN, but, for example, anyone could have seen that on my deleted Instagram, or they can see it in reality—and these words are also about that reality. It is also possible that some reality was among the reasons why one of the Dutch festivals was more like sold out in 2023.

I am constantly fascinated in Czechia by the fact that pretty a lot of Czechs do not know me in the way people from the countries of Western Europe do. People in these countries thinks about me as people in Czechia don’t. Czechs are not aware of what people in Germany, in the Western Europe understand. They do not perceive reality. They do not even fully grasp the reasons behind November GHOSTS. [Yes, this also may take a connection with the November Criminals movie. But I think I don’t like the person from November Criminals because he was quite perverted in some of his actions, I think.] And this is precisely one of the known realities in Germany and Western Europe. It is also one of the reasons why I am known, which followed the main reason—when many or a lot of Germans and people in Western Europe, music maker artists supported my person for something about which I had not said a single word at the time, and the Europe reacted on its own.

Czechs were not even aware that they were the only ones who, by the end of 2023, were still living in a post-pandemic state and under lingering “red plans,” which also included long time post-pandemic depression and post-pandemic economic contraction—rising of economy in Czechia in late December 2023 said also about a situation. I am also often astonished that some people express surprise and questions about who I truly am. For instance, a social worker was surprised by my questionnaire—how articulated it was. I hinted to the person during the conversation something about myself, and the person clearly had no idea what it really was. But maybe the person hinted at something herself when the person said that I might be used to being judged. 

Czechs often do not see into the reality and values of Germany and Western Europe at all, and they either do not understand or do not know about my person as is that relates towards the own values and reality of Germany and Western Europe. In a way, I tell myself that, on one hand, it seems depressing, but on the other hand, I wonder whether I should just burst out laughing—that they are not even aware of me, that I should laugh in front of them at how they fail to grasp the reality. 

Whenever something happens to me, the entire part of Europe immediately learns about it. I saw this at all. This is also precisely what a lot of Czechs do not understand, because they do not understand reality. In its own way, this also says a lot about the social, sharing culture and environmental reality in Czechia—I think English itself is significant in a sharing culture, but in Czechia a lot people don’t know why they could to know a international language itself and bring down a language’s barriers. For example, I have also experienced more than once that in Czechia a person would be judged when trying to communicate by saying something in English— because a lot Czechs don’t know, whereas in Western Europe or even in Germany, not knowing English is a very humiliating situation and when a man speak for English is the total norm. This alone is a complete contrast. Czechs do not understand the relationships of Germans or Western Europe themselves. In a way, if there are problems in Germany due to past migration, it is also related to the social situation in Czechia and its Western neighbors, I think, and the reason why exist a international language—and, I think, one of the reasons towards why events concerning me were known in Germany and Western Europe before I even suspected it. Yet, I remember the time when Czechia joined the EU, and I had the feeling that an international culture, laws, and even a common language system for all EU members would emerge, because language itself creates connection, not just the Schengen Agreement that removes borders. However, I still see the EU primarily as the embodiment of the values of the countries that originally brought it into existence. Yes, the EU began in Maastricht. I also have a story about when I pitched a tent by a reservoir in a Czech campsite in 2016. It was one of the rare times I slept in a tent as an adult. The only people who helped me set up the tent—which I didn’t really know how to pitch properly—were the Dutch.

And the reasons why I have a name because of Sidney SN, although at the same moment I faced issues because of it, and also the reasons why they are glad that I support them. Yes, but this belong to the West reality, although a lot and lot Czechs are not aware this reality still or yet at all because they don’t know these values of a reality. What I think I don’t need to explain to a lot of people like you are, because you know the reality. Yes I could write it for people in the Czechia, and among others— I do, because I have no words than like is the reality. 

Fear of Judgment as a Reflection of Marginalization: The exile existence of Ukrainian people in the Czechia

 Many Ukrainians in Czechia experience social exclusion, prejudice, or passive rejection — even if not openly hostile, there’s often a subtle message: “You’re here, but you’re not one of us.” When someone lives in an environment where they’re constantly “tolerated” rather than accepted, they can develop a deep fear of doing something “wrong” that would reinforce stereotypes or attract negative attention.

So when mother says her kids shouldn’t play in the garden because “others are working,” (although all kids in Czechia have summer holidays) it may be a way of saying:

“I don’t want to give anyone a reason to think we’re noisy, lazy, inconsiderate, or don’t respect Czech customs.”

It becomes self-censorship driven by fear of reinforcing the idea that Ukrainians don’t “belong.”

A Deeper Emotional Layer

For parents who already feel like outsiders, letting their children play freely can feel risky. What if someone complains? What if someone looks disapprovingly? What if the children speak Ukrainian too loudly, and that triggers xenophobic attitudes?

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In Short:

This mother’s fear likely has less to do with actual Czech laws or norms, and more to do with the invisible social walls she feels pressing in around her. It’s a psychological response to a society that tolerates her presence but does not fully embrace it.

This reflects a wider issue: integration without real acceptance. People can be physically safe and still live in emotional fear if they feel they’re constantly being judged or don’t belong. And this way of thinking speaks to a post-communist mentality still present in Czech society. It could be a strong starting point for a larger commentary towards post-socialist societies deal with personal freedom or joy. 

Also, these people in Czechia are buying houses with adjoining land, sometimes ones that were damaged by the previous Czech family. They slowly repair the house and try to build a future. But Czechs are convinced that these people have no future in Czechia and that they should leave. But why should they leave when they are investing large sums of money into the country? Or does someone imagine that a person is supposed to live in the terrible, peripheral conditions of hostels, have menial work, and then—exhausted by Czech conditions—simply leave?

Yeah, and in another EU country, Ukrainian people have barbecues near Ahoy in Zuiderpark. No one questions them enjoying these summer days in a Dutch park, because everyone has the same right to enjoy them.