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Some of the top hits have questionable human rights histories and in some case significant crime rates. This list seems to just be another “hey it’s cheap here
by crsv 6y ago
Some of the top hits have questionable human rights histories and in some case significant crime rates. This list seems to just be another “hey it’s cheap here and there’s decent population density ergo, services available”. Why not consider safety and political stability etc in the grading of remote location quality?
- crooked-v 6y agoIt also completely overlooks the difficulty of getting an appropriate visa (and a lot of countries have no suitable visa category at all for remote workers).
- boolean 6y agoWe just added a long-term visa section (link at the top). Remote worker focused visas are becoming more common and we expect to see more countries offering them in the next few years.
- boolean 6y agoSafety is a criteria that we're planning to add. Political stability is a hard one (would you consider US politically stable these days?).
- pen15_ 6y agoYou didn't address the part about the questionable human rights records
- boolean 6y agoSome of the cities we listed definitely have questionable human rights records. It's up to the individuals to decide if they want spend their time there. An example is Istanbul. Turkey has extremely questionable human rights records, and yet it's one of the most visited countries in the world.
- anemoiac 6y agoThe US, where many visiting the site will undoubtedly be living already, has a questionable human rights record.
- tw04 6y agoAgainst tourists or folks with work visas? Since when?
- BeetleB 6y ago> Against tourists or folks with work visas? Since when? That was not the filter in the original comment, so why restrict to these? If there are serious human rights issues to their own citizens, it is bad enough.
- tw04 6y agoThat is the context of the original comment... since the entire thread is about working remotely in a foreign country.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Against tourists or folks with work visas? Since when? Against foreigners (or those mistaken for them), and people who don't meet the current, evolving, understanding of White race/ethnicity, and especially people in the overlap of those two groups, forever, though the degree, and which specific subgroups have it the worst at the moment, varies over time.
- MrPowers 6y agoSafety is also overrated ;) The most fun adventures I've been on have been dangerous. Lots of folks would be happier if they took bigger risks, went to more dangerous spots, and took some life tips from economically disadvantaged folks that are living full lives. You might get robbed every now and then, but not a big deal if you play your cards right.
- koheripbal 6y agoThis comment only sounds good until you actually have a gun pointed at you and/or you decide to have children.
- MrPowers 6y agoYea, I've been robbed semi-violently and quite violently. I stand by my statement. You're not getting hurt if you manage the situation properly. And the benefits for me are huge. So happy I left a safe life and have a more fun existence now, despite the risks.
- xwdv 6y agoRobbed? Try getting killed.
- d3nj4l 6y agoI don’t understand this trend of thinking that the US is “unstable” because of a few recent issues. As a non-American, the US seems to me an order of magnitude more stable to live in than most of the world.