alt Hacker News"Should be", "I think". Shouldn't you check the official rules first before writing opinions of how ought to be organized in your opinion?
The facts are:
1. The only EU-wide visa is 90/180. Citizens of UK don't need to apply for a separate visa.
2. Past the duration of 90 days, the matter goes to the national level. EU-wide long-term travel does not exist legally and this is done purposefully!
3. So the long stays require one country as your base. Long STAYS, not TRAVELS. Meaning that you get your official EU country of residence. Yes, you can travel to other EU countries, but outside travel still remain capped at 90/180, which is not useful in case of traveling through more than 2 countries.
you are right, i should have checked. however i still believe that it is possible to get a special visa for exceptional circumstances. that's not going to be documented anywhere but you'll need to talk people at various embassies.
some EU countries offer extended tourist visas and there is the digital nomad visa, for which while tied to a country, it doesn't even make sense that it would only allow to stay in one country. the point of being a digital nomad is after all to be nomadic.
so yeah, it's going to take some research. but i don't think it's impossible.
EU-wide long-term travel does not exist legally and this is done purposefully!
this being done purposefully suggests you have read that somewhere. got a reference?