I’m old but if I had my druthers I’d have a place in the states that I lived in for six months while I nomaded for the rest of the time. Best of both worlds. Lots of expensive flights however.
this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
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Reddit told me America is a shithole. Why not consider a developing country to be in?
Home is home even if it’s a shithole for starters.
Yeah that's what I concluded too. For me I think I'd like to spend about 4 months a year traveling, that would be my ideal lifestyle. By then I start missing my friends, community, creature comforts etc.
Ideal = having location freedom for when you want it, but not using it most of the time because you are busy building things or relationships (personal/business)
Ideal is to optimise your life to be a digital nomad. Meaning remote income, minimalist lifestyle, no pets, user of banks with travel benefits etc.
He makes good points. Ultimately, this life isn't for normies. Who knew.
Ultimately, this life isn't for normies. Who knew.
Normies apparantly.
Truth be told, it would be way better if normies got the message and didn't try to be nomads on their vacations and take over the same neighborhoods that drifters, expats and real nomads use.
Not sure why the downvotes. I totally agree with this.
Now that's a hot take to post în this subreddit
Breaking news: different strokes for different folks
99% of settling-downers call themselves digital nomads, when in actuality, all they have done is move to another country.
I know very few actual digital nomad who actually do the nomad part of the word.
I know very few actual digital nomad who actually do the nomad part of the word.
This.
It's so silly, this idea of a nomad being the perpetual traveller.
Expats, backpackers, remote workers, and everything in between fit the demographic.
Like I always say, Digital Nomad is just the new backpacker.
Or just move to another state if they’re in the US.
OP comes to DN sub, drops a bomb, and then leaves.
Like yes, I’m settled down in NYC, but I still travel out of the city every month either back home to Philly or take a weekend trip to the mountains or beach or wherever.
You're just rich.
It's easy to be settled and happy when you're rich.
It's not so easy to be settled and happy when you're broke.
Click farming for some random website…? Okey dokey
Reporting this for self promotion / blog spam. Don’t give this guy any clicks.
I clicked it. He called us nerds in the first sentence. Nerds!
Everything is good in moderation. Travel until youre tired of traveling, go home for the rest of the time, rinse and repeat.
Such a shit take. Seems to think his life applies to everyone. We don’t all come from New York (a city with a million things happening already) and/or have close connections to our families anyways. If you’ve had a privileged life to begin with, then yeah, maybe traveling Europe is a downgrade. For others it’s a dream come true. Get some perspective.
It's hard to settle down when you can't afford a house and kids in your own country.