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I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by skinnymuch »

aswerty wrote: post #18
grecy wrote: post #2

I'm full nomad right now - driving my Jeep around Africa for 2 years - something like 80,000 miles through 30 countries over 2 years. [1] I'm absolutely loving it. I will never go back to full time 9-5 5 days a week. At this point, I don't even consider it life. Previously I drove Alaska to Argentina - 16 countries over 2 years and 40,000 miles. I also loved every second of that! [2] [1] http://theroadchoseme.com/afr…

Love what you're doing but I've always thought of your site as more of a "Lifestyle Porn" niche. Similar in a way to the money moustache guy who retired really early. Most people aren't going to actually try for the lifestyle since chances are it wouldn't work for them (or they won't work for it) but love the idea of hacking life so you can get away from the 9-5.

Do you know how the Money Moustache guy retired early? I always felt something off about his blog. Some good posts for sure in isolation but as a whole it never felt right. Now it makes sense. I and most others don't have the luxury of retiring early (yet ;))

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by wardrobe »

overcast wrote: post #21
TeeWEE wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Driving alone around in Africa is what you consider life? I know working 9-5 is not a good life. However working on something you love, in an environment with friends and family and fun, is a good life i.m.h.o. I always have the feeling nomads always need to shout of the roofs of "how much better their life is". However I do think, what you are doing is super cool. However seeing it as "this is the only life thats wo…

Honestly, it sounds more like just an advertisement for their "lifestyle blog". Just like everyone and their mother is vegan now, and has to make sure you know it every second of the day.

I've been quietly doing it for about 8 years and have met many others like that, but you aren't completely wrong. About 3 years ago I tried to become more of a part of the "digital nomad community" and found it to be full of hucksters.

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by dazc »

cooervo wrote: post #28
TeeWEE wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Driving alone around in Africa is what you consider life? I know working 9-5 is not a good life. However working on something you love, in an environment with friends and family and fun, is a good life i.m.h.o. I always have the feeling nomads always need to shout of the roofs of "how much better their life is". However I do think, what you are doing is super cool. However seeing it as "this is the only life thats wo…

I took 6 months sabbatical to backpack. And after the 5th month I was ready to go back home and live a more stable, quiet life. Being a nomad is not for everyone. It wasn't for me.

I like to get away from the everyday annoyances back in the UK (of which there are many) but...

When I have been in another place for a few months the differences I initially find refreshing soon melt away and I find some other stuff to get annoyed about.

In a way, it's great to know the grass is not always greener elsewhere and to accept that, yes, being a nomad doesn't suit everyone.

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by ZenoArrow »

PoachedSausage wrote: post #34
grecy wrote: post #2

I'm full nomad right now - driving my Jeep around Africa for 2 years - something like 80,000 miles through 30 countries over 2 years. [1] I'm absolutely loving it. I will never go back to full time 9-5 5 days a week. At this point, I don't even consider it life. Previously I drove Alaska to Argentina - 16 countries over 2 years and 40,000 miles. I also loved every second of that! [2] [1] http://theroadchoseme.com/afr…

At one point I was tempted to try buying a boat and becoming a sea gypsy, problem is boats are expensive holes in water that you pour more money into. I also have the problem that my hobby-job revolves around making and tinkering with electronics, Tesla coils, radios machines etc. I would simply get bored without access to a well equipped electronics lab and mechanical workshop. So until I can afford a super yacht it…

> "I would simply get bored without access to a well equipped electronics lab and mechanical workshop."

Could you not just use hackerspaces wherever you went? Also, if that's your hobby, why not live somewhere with great electronics markets? Living on a boat that could sail in and around the East China Sea (Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, etc...) seems like it could be fun.

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by acidburnNSA »

grecy wrote: post #2

I'm full nomad right now - driving my Jeep around Africa for 2 years - something like 80,000 miles through 30 countries over 2 years. [1] I'm absolutely loving it. I will never go back to full time 9-5 5 days a week. At this point, I don't even consider it life. Previously I drove Alaska to Argentina - 16 countries over 2 years and 40,000 miles. I also loved every second of that! [2] [1] http://theroadchoseme.com/afr…

Any idea what your Carbon footprint it? I've always been curious about this.

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by ZenoArrow »

mgkimsal wrote: post #43
forgotmypw wrote: post #12

Could someone please post the text of the article? I find it challenging to read this site...

many browsers have 'reader mode' - the article was fine to read in safari's 'reader mode'.

Not all mobile browsers have this feature. I also had issues reading the site.

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by applebeesam »

RubenSandwich wrote: post #20
CPLX wrote: post #6

I think this is an interesting topic but that article is basically incomprehensible. It could have benefitted greatly from a little more of the "first this happened, then this happened" approach rather than being an impressionistic onslaught of feelings and vagueness.

This type of writing/speak is the equivalent of the classic interview response: "My biggest weakness is that I'm such a hard worker." It doesn't feel honest. I wonder if that is because the author is a founding member of digital nomad community/agency, honestly I have no idea exactly what it does because the website is super vauge, so to question the lifestyle is to question his livelihood.

Hi there - author here! Super Global is a nonprofit tech advisory service for social impact organisations. We also have a community of creative & tech agencies who want to do use their expertise for good.

Not nomad related but the name does conjure those images!

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by applebeesam »

goldenkey wrote: post #40
RubenSandwich wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This type of writing/speak is the equivalent of the classic interview response: "My biggest weakness is that I'm such a hard worker." It doesn't feel honest. I wonder if that is because the author is a founding member of digital nomad community/agency, honestly I have no idea exactly what it does because the website is super vauge, so to question the lifestyle is to question his livelihood.

You hit it on the nail. The article is actually somewhat of an advertisement. The author is signaling about his "master status" as an exemplar of this iconiclastic lifestyle. He needs to do this to sell his self-help books, tutorials, advice, etc. He also needs to gain the credibility so he is invited for talks for those mostly marketing based "Hacker Cons" where a bunch of semi believable tinkerers tell their storie…

Hahaha no plans to be th next Tony Robbins just yet but I'll let you know when I start my cult ;)

Re: I went full nomad and it almost broke me

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Post by applebeesam »

goldenkey wrote: post #37
CPLX wrote: post #6

I think this is an interesting topic but that article is basically incomprehensible. It could have benefitted greatly from a little more of the "first this happened, then this happened" approach rather than being an impressionistic onslaught of feelings and vagueness.

The article is an advertisement . The author makes money off of the shtick "How you too can live this amazing lifestyle!"

It would be great if people paid me for writing this stuff! I run a nonprofit social enterprise haha
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