Wow, really liked the new perspective on countries competing for talents and more fluid global movements. Great talk, thanks!

Love the topics but I was a little disappointed since the title "how to become a digital nomad" was not adressed – do you maybe have a link or a recommendation on where to get started?

Lots of interesting things to consider here. I never thought of an internet country! I think it's great to listen in on convos like this where people are thinking creatively for how to live and work in the digital age.

Digital nomad 💪🏻

Come to Amsterdam Ali its cool here 🙂 Thanks for the insights Lauren!

well that's interesting! more things to think about for me

What an interesting conversation! As someone who recently started a YouTube Chanel because I am passionate about long term travel and (semi) nomadism as a means of cultural understanding and ultimately hopefully a more peaceful and less xenophobic world, I found the discussion about inequality and the work of plums and safety wing particularly interesting. Will have to rewatch this multiple times to unpack and think through all those ideas. This was my first deep dive episode and I am really impressed!

This sounds soooo lonely.

The conversation regarding pay was not completely worked out. Compensation isn't simply about wages but the value of what those wages can purchase.

Gosh, this raises so many ethical questions. There are a few points she raised that are problematic:
1. She seems to see citizenship as entirely self-serving, but ctizenship isn't a product or service – it's about duty as much as it is about benefits.
2. There's undoubtedly an environmental impact of globe-trotting and buying Ikea desks wherever you travel. I wonder how nomads would cope with restrictions on air-travel, if they're imposed.
3. The problem of digital nomads not integrating into the communities they work in. Our communities are already becoming more fragmented; digital nomads have to be exacerbating this (their obnoxiousness in Bali, where they live in far more opulence than most natives can ever dream of and where they rarely interact with them, being an example).
4. She sort of contradicted herself with the 'get cooking'/'recipe to follow' quote too, because she earlier emphasised the importance of good planning. The internet itself is an example of how the 'get cooking'/'recipe to follow' approach can lead to terrible, unintended consequences. Its inventor never intended it to be used for bullying, child abuse, human-trafficking, or even just limiting in-person interactions, but here we are.

One sound point she made though, was the importance of strong local government, because it's better placed than national or global leaders to make decisions on issues like immigration, that won't negatively impact the local population.

The whole conversation changed when the subject of paying London prices for food in Turkey came up. 😅 There was a lot of backtracking. Frankly, I don't think the gal is very practical.

You can have an instant social group of both locals and travelers if you just make a quick social media post saying you are wherever. You have the following and no matter where you go, there will be someone to be your on the ground point person

Do as you tell your PTYA's to do: just start, keep going, and be patient. I'm happy to help you with accountability on this! Your travel so far hasn't broadened your horizons because as you said you transplant your London life to wherever you are for the week. You need to stay longer, live amongst locals, and do what locals do.

Digital nomas, those people who love visiting places to feel local but actually never become one. Those who say they love cultures of said places but promote gentrification and displacement of actual locals who can’t afford the new prices.

continue watching this i can say on a personal note as someone whom traveled since 2003 that truism and dig nomads has contributed to the commercialization around traveling, a. with some countries evolve around it and not looking for other ways to improve the economy and their peoples lives and entire places are loosing their locality, b. as a traveler, backpacking back in the day with way less people and stuff of everything was an actual exploration and a journey- traveling with a book and mouth to ear was pure magic. many of those nomads are not interesting at all in the place, many of them are even ignorant , they are clearly opportunists, most have no sensitivity and awareness on the place they are in.
it was like that with many travelers from some countries especially, but young people this days sometimes has no curiosity when traveling. everything was specious and more easy going, friendships u would make on the road where more deep than- I need a body to have a beer with tonight" . u would swap books, ask around about places or stuff, make a call or use the internet in an internet café and this is how u met people. thats tot cool to nomad – but u can always do it better by been just somewhat sensitive, supporting local business by your nomad choices, learn the place, be fair be friendly, be curious. be creative. thats also good for business. Lauren seems great- like a person ull wanna run into somewhere there- but i found most of this nomads tot boring and not great to make friends with

as a digital nomad in Central America, I identified with this podcast so much. Having a home base is very important to keep the balance in my life.

🥹 🤩Such a cool episode. Tim Ferris book had an impact on me too quite young. I’d always thought to myself that I would love to be able to work from anywhere as long as I have a laptop and internet connection. Then I learned about digital nomadism and I was like that’s it – that’s what I’m going to be. 😊 I’m looking forward to exploring more and more of this lifestyle over the next few years and sharing my experiences.

I find making local friends and contacts is very important for enjoying the experience.

i love that u choose many immigrant background experts than the common peps we see on YouTube, also the perspective is always more reach, its also very encouraging to se someone like you who made it, and why cos of there storey they are even more successful to me

As a Kenyan, I find that most nomads only want to interact with locals when they need them to be tour guides. I had to explain to one that I work and cannot go sightseeing on a Tuesday afternoon!

LOL.

Integration is important. Live like a local.

This is one of the most inspiring visions I've ever heard

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This is interesting

Amazing

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