as for the part "if you work hard you can leave your job and travel the world and live a great life", I can only agree.
I did it 10 years ago and I'm still on the road.
And as PG said: it's mostly determination. You've got to believe it even in the darkest times.
And do not listen to naysayers, the are just jealous.
Greetings from Bangkok :)
(ok, no dolphins from my window, just an highway!!)
How to Quit Your Job, Move to Paradise, and Get Paid to Change the World
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#22Why is this "get rich quick" crap on the front page of HN?
Because someone posted it, and a bunch of people voted it up, and there's no downvote to express our displeasure with get-rich-quick junk or content-less Techcrunch stories or what-have-you.
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#23you cynical people. This guy's faced and overcome more hardships than most people and he tells his story as a motivation for others to have a little hope that they can use the web to improve their lives and you start accusing him of MLM? Sad - take a look at yourselves and take it as the inspirational story that it is.
It's not just him, it's that most of the blogging in this category is MLM, get people excited so they'll buy your junk, style of doing business. I say this as a recovering blogoholic.
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#24The author is selling people on living his lifestyle, a lifestyle he gained by telling people how to live his lifestyle. These sorts of bloggers constantly talk about 'changing the world' but ultimately they aren't promoting people to build useful products and services, but to step up and join the blogging wealthy. Are there people making good money blogging? Of course. The problem is in the 'token' people who sell m…
I agree with you on all points. The guy is on top of a pyramid scheme where there's only room for a few. However, it is posible to live a quality life in third world countries. This was the view of an apartment I had in Puerto Vallarta: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfmedrano/377695445/in/photostr.... I shared it with two friends. Price per person? $200/mo. My total expenses were perhaps $1000/mo (five years ago). Today, I'm paying that amount for a tiny apartment in downtown Toronto.
Think of it like this: if you have a steady income in USD that can be generated at a distance, your quality of life can be orders of magnitude better.
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#25Its a nice story but not everyone is going to be a self-sufficient blogger. He's an outlier.
Re: How to Quit Your Job, Move to Paradise, and Get Paid to Change the World
#26The author is selling people on living his lifestyle, a lifestyle he gained by telling people how to live his lifestyle. These sorts of bloggers constantly talk about 'changing the world' but ultimately they aren't promoting people to build useful products and services, but to step up and join the blogging wealthy. Are there people making good money blogging? Of course. The problem is in the 'token' people who sell m…
> The author is selling people on living his lifestyle, a lifestyle he gained by telling people how to live his lifestyle. I have referred elsewhere to this phenomenon as "Happy Clappy Capitalism"[1]. Maybe we need a new site -- clappitalism.com -- to keep an eye on them. [1] http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/04/20/happy-clapping-capitalis...
I've always called it and its many nuanced brethren irrational exuberance or the kumbaya effect. Lots of talk of daisies and success that's easy to come by, but little actual action by the audience of posts like these. I'm aware I'm probably using Greenspan's words incorrectly, but I feel it accurately conveys and paraphrases the general idea.
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#27Why is this "get rich quick" crap on the front page of HN?
I think it was gamed.
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#28I often wonder why the thought of moving somewhere far away is appealing to people. Leaving all this shit behind etc.
I've been there. Traveled for many years around asia and south america, worked (fulfilling?) volunteer jobs etc.
Then I returned home. Fixed all the shit I left hanging here and started to live a decent life right here.
The answer I've found is that only people who haven't been travelling, dream of travelling. Those of us who've been there, know that it's not very appealing if your mind is troubled. Your life won't magically change if you move to another country.
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#29Its a nice story but not everyone is going to be a self-sufficient blogger. He's an outlier.
It comes in waves.
Few years ago everybody was doing search engine optimization and affiliate marketing. Wave 2 was people publishing e-books on SEO and affiliate marketing. Wave 3 was masses moving in and driving the margins down.
Sounds like professional blogging is on wave 2.
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#30I often wonder why the thought of moving somewhere far away is appealing to people. Leaving all this shit behind etc. I've been there. Traveled for many years around asia and south america, worked (fulfilling?) volunteer jobs etc. Then I returned home. Fixed all the shit I left hanging here and started to live a decent life right here. The answer I've found is that only people who haven't been travelling, dream of tr…
Actually I would argue that your traveling experience is exactly what made you aware of the opportunity of living a decent life right there at home, and if you never had such experiences you probably would not value your current situation as much.