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Is this meant to be a Schadenfreude sort of article? Are we supposed to enjoy their discomfort? Because I can't really see a ton of room for being sympathetic w

Is this meant to be a Schadenfreude sort of article? Are we supposed to enjoy their discomfort? Because I can't really see a ton of room for being sympathetic with people being frustrated trying to travel all over the world while we're in the middle of a pandemic. All of these people have good jobs and could easily settle somewhere.

taude 6y ago
Maybe? I mean I did enjoy the 4th story of the person - who thought buying a Tesla and wearing a facemask that said "make america smart again" and then touring the US to get soak in the Americana - was a good idea. Kind of is the textbook version of Liberal Elite, and not sure how she wasn't that self aware enough to know that her trip wasn't going to turn out great. With that kind of money, she could have gotten a nice camper van thing, a less opinionated face mask, and probably gotten on OK with the other 49% of the country.
txcwpalpha 6y ago
I can't tell either. On one hand, this article seems like a response to the hundreds of other articles, instagram posts, blogs, etc we've seen over the past several months that endlessly romanticize these actions. The vast majority of people that I know that have done this, have done so with an attitude moreso that COVID is an opportunity for vacation than anything else. They bought vans and celebrated with gaudy influencer-esque Instagram posts, and then were dismayed when not everyone celebrated with them. Though the problems like "someone was judgemental about wifi at a campground" are mundane, it can be quite a jarring wake-up-call to encounter if your attitude up to that point was that everyone will think you are some kind of fabulous unicorn for being a nomad. So from that perspective, I am slightly tempted to be sympathetic. And if this article discourages even one person from going on these ridiculous "we bought a van!! aren't we so cool? follow us on instagram!" escapades, I'll be happy. But on the other hand, while the rest of us were struggling with real problems like being laid off, ill friends and families, and the soul crushing weight of responsibly not traveling, these assholes were out frolicking and potentially making things worse. And now this article makes it seem like they want our sympathy that there wasn't a pot of gold at the end of their rainbow? Come off it.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  > And now this article makes it seem like they want our sympathy that there wasn't a pot of gold at the end of their rainbow? This is exactly my point. A bunch of princesses complaining about the pea under their mattress.

taude 6y ago

Maybe? I mean I did enjoy the 4th story of the person - who thought buying a Tesla and wearing a facemask that said "make america smart again" and then touring the US to get soak in the Americana - was a good idea. Kind of is the textbook version of Liberal Elite, and not sure how she wasn't that self aware enough to know that her trip wasn't going to turn out great. With that kind of money, she could have gotten a nice camper van thing, a less opinionated face mask, and probably gotten on OK with the other 49% of the country.

txcwpalpha 6y ago

I can't tell either. On one hand, this article seems like a response to the hundreds of other articles, instagram posts, blogs, etc we've seen over the past several months that endlessly romanticize these actions. The vast majority of people that I know that have done this, have done so with an attitude moreso that COVID is an opportunity for vacation than anything else. They bought vans and celebrated with gaudy influencer-esque Instagram posts, and then were dismayed when not everyone celebrated with them. Though the problems like "someone was judgemental about wifi at a campground" are mundane, it can be quite a jarring wake-up-call to encounter if your attitude up to that point was that everyone will think you are some kind of fabulous unicorn for being a nomad. So from that perspective, I am slightly tempted to be sympathetic. And if this article discourages even one person from going on these ridiculous "we bought a van!! aren't we so cool? follow us on instagram!" escapades, I'll be happy. But on the other hand, while the rest of us were struggling with real problems like being laid off, ill friends and families, and the soul crushing weight of responsibly not traveling, these assholes were out frolicking and potentially making things worse. And now this article makes it seem like they want our sympathy that there wasn't a pot of gold at the end of their rainbow? Come off it.

ogre_codes 6y ago
> And now this article makes it seem like they want our sympathy that there wasn't a pot of gold at the end of their rainbow? This is exactly my point. A bunch of princesses complaining about the pea under their mattress.