The concept of qualia, which refers to the subjective experiences and qualities of consciousness, is usually discussed in the context of human perception, so I was just idly wondering: what would an artifical intelligence look like to which the concept of qualia made sense?
Your best case scenario is actually a worst case scenario.
From Düsseldorf to Frankfurt, using regional trains, you have to change once in Koblenz (RE 5 to RE 2). This is a connection which takes 3 hours and 50 minutes and runs every 2 hours (with numerous other options in between).
Technically, every tax payer does pay, irrespective of whether they are using the ticket or not: the EUR 49/month ticket is heavily subsidised, to the tune of EUR 3 billion/year, and this is covered by the tax payer.
I briefly ran a PK-focused MUD (hosted on Wolfpaw) and remember being amazed at having 15 players online simultaneously. I was ultimately forced to shut down the MUD by my parents, because working on it started negatively impacting my preparations for final exams.
The next iteration will take in July 2025 (https://2023.laulupidu.ee/en/registraton-to-song-celebration...)
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdOiCa0-4o for a beautiful excerpt of the 2019 event.