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I'm always a bit conflicted when I see these kinds of stories, due to the message they send. I remember vising the Seychelles a few years ago, and finding it a

by mihaic 2y ago

I'm always a bit conflicted when I see these kinds of stories, due to the message they send. I remember vising the Seychelles a few years ago, and finding it an earthly paradise, the kind that everyone should experience at least once. Yet it's a tiny nation state that can only properly handle a limited amount of tourists. In essence, I've started believing that all these "digital nomads" that work remotely in one of these places are simply abusing their quota of earthly paradise, which really is in a fixed supply. I'm not really blaming them, but let's not glamourize this.

lbotos 2y ago
Uh, 100R live on a boat? Like, sure, we can call them digital nomads but they are very much different from the “startup that has no office we have a travel stipend and work from anywhere” crowd. (I’ve been that person before. That’s easy mode compared to how 100R live.)
- Levitz 2y ago
  How many people can afford to live on a boat, sailing between countries, building and designing like they do? The motivations beat those of the average digital nomad by a mile, and I applaud them, but this is still squarely into "rich people" stuff.
  - lbotos 2y ago
    Why do you have "rich people" in quotes? They live in a 1982 sailboat as their primary residence. They use older hardware and are trying to be sustainable. Does this look like "rich people" to you? https://100r.co/media/content/travel/hathayim14.jpg https://100r.co/media/content/travel/hathayim14.jpg There are definitely rich people that live on $500,000 boats and sail the world. 100R doesn't appear to be that? I'm pretty sure they've actually decided "not to make a lot of money" and are rich in experiences from going all in on this lifestyle.
- mihaic 2y ago
  You're right, it's a totally different thing that they're doing. That's why I'm conflicted, since I'm openly against digital nomads. It's still glamourizing a lifestyle that I can't see working on a larger scale, and which doesn't contribute to the infrastructure that enables it.
  - Bluestein 2y ago
    > that I can't see working on a larger scale, and which doesn't contribute to the infrastructure that enables it. You put your finger on an objection I had but couldn't quite place.-
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by mihaic 2y ago

lbotos 2y ago

Uh, 100R live on a boat? Like, sure, we can call them digital nomads but they are very much different from the “startup that has no office we have a travel stipend and work from anywhere” crowd. (I’ve been that person before. That’s easy mode compared to how 100R live.)

Levitz 2y ago
How many people can afford to live on a boat, sailing between countries, building and designing like they do? The motivations beat those of the average digital nomad by a mile, and I applaud them, but this is still squarely into "rich people" stuff.
- lbotos 2y ago
  Why do you have "rich people" in quotes? They live in a 1982 sailboat as their primary residence. They use older hardware and are trying to be sustainable. Does this look like "rich people" to you? https://100r.co/media/content/travel/hathayim14.jpg https://100r.co/media/content/travel/hathayim14.jpg There are definitely rich people that live on $500,000 boats and sail the world. 100R doesn't appear to be that? I'm pretty sure they've actually decided "not to make a lot of money" and are rich in experiences from going all in on this lifestyle.
mihaic 2y ago
You're right, it's a totally different thing that they're doing. That's why I'm conflicted, since I'm openly against digital nomads. It's still glamourizing a lifestyle that I can't see working on a larger scale, and which doesn't contribute to the infrastructure that enables it.
- Bluestein 2y ago
  > that I can't see working on a larger scale, and which doesn't contribute to the infrastructure that enables it. You put your finger on an objection I had but couldn't quite place.-

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