💡 Warp News #170
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🚀🕺 Blast from the past
Last week was a real blast from the past for me.
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The new government announced they were getting rid of the bizarre dance law in Sweden. It is a very old law that says if you want to “organize dance” at like a night club or a bar, you need a permit. Yes, a permit.
To show how absurd this law was, I “danced” in Parliament in 2015. Of course a lot of media picked that up, and that draw attention to the law. Next year Parliament passed a bill saying that it should be abolished.
The government has been slow, but last week they finally acted.
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In Parliament I proposed a new space policy for Sweden. One of the things I proposed was that the rocket base in northern Sweden, Esrange, should be expanded. I wanted it to have the capacity to launch orbital rockets.
Last week the expansion of Spaceport Esrange was inaugurated.
Of course, I’ve not been alone in pushing for any of this. But it feels nice to see things you work for become reality.
💡 A talk by the Angry Optimist?
Thanks to everyone who reached out after I last week wrote about my new talk: Optimist's Edge.
I am happy to receive tips and introductions to events, companies and organizations that may be interested in a talk.
If you yourself are an organizer — please get in touch!
Email: mathias.sundin@warpinstitute.org
Read more about me, the lecture and why I'm an angry optimist here.
Mathias Sundin
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