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> attempts to use digital nomad money to revive impoverished areas tend to become controversial That depends on the circumstances, doesn't it? In crowded areas
by tgv 2mo ago
> attempts to use digital nomad money to revive impoverished areas tend to become controversial
That depends on the circumstances, doesn't it? In crowded areas, it automatically leads to competition, but these villages are empty. Having a few remote workers there is only going to help essential services. But if you think that not everybody will see it that way, you may be right.
> this won't help with [Spain's "vibrant culture"]
That is true. Even the idea that small villages form Spain's vibrant culture is a bit of an overstatement.
- spwa4 2mo ago> Having a few remote workers there is only going to help essential services ... It will delay the inevitable, if that's what you mean. Not by much. The whole point of being "nomad" is to leave quickly as well.
- swiftcoder 2mo ago> The whole point of being "nomad" is to leave quickly as well. There are certainly a crowd of (mostly young, or early-retired) digital nomads for whom the mobility is a big priority, but as time goes by a hell of a lot of them turn out to be looking for somewhere to set down roots. Here in Spain we see a pretty steady pipeline of digital nomad -> rural homeowner