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I'll play Sherlock. I think that's just a controversial view you created and therefore particularly like. It's likely also one you created to explain some pref
by eaenki 8y ago
I'll play Sherlock.
I think that's just a controversial view you created and therefore particularly like. It's likely also one you created to explain some preferences of yours (e.g local attachment). Likely instilled from parents.
I think my view on your comment is: true as long as you're a cyborg. Personally, I travel where(and when) no one goes. Unique, remote places. It's scientifically proven that when you experience something completely new your brain it's over clocking . That's what usually drives a good % of people. The rest simply follows. Not really clever marketing.
- blondie9x 8y agoI work remote and can travel anywhere anytime so I see it as it is rather than as a fantasy to escape boredom locally.
- A2017U1 8y agoI work remotely and find it very hard to believe you can go "anywhere anytime". Personal still take leave to go traveling, the infrastructure in most places on Earth is virtually nonexistent. There's a reason you won't find any digital nomads working from beautiful Pacific islands.
- Fomite 8y agoYeah, the infrastructure most places isn't there. I remember recently a HN thread on why one would need a powerful laptop for work, when you should just SSH into a server... Then I recounted my experience trying to do that from a decent hotel in Lusaka.
- eaenki 8y agoWeird. I travel quite often. More often than not in remote places. In my experience there's ALWAYS an airbnb/resort/hotel that has WIFI satellite. Also, coding/designing/answering emails very rarely requires a fast internet connection. Some anecdotal examples: Galapagos, Socotra, Lofoten, Sacred Valley, Island of the Sun, Patagonia and Atacama's desert.
- blondie9x 8y agoI know it can be hard to hear views that you don't agree with especially if you fantasize about doing something once/twice a year for vacation or escape.
- waterhouse 8y agoI suspect many of the people in this thread would benefit from reading about the Typical Mind Fallacy: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/baTWMegR42PAsH9qJ/generalizing-from-one-example https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/baTWMegR42PAsH9qJ/generalizi...