‘Tired’, ‘lonely’ and hated by locals: the reality for the digital nomad
Unlike others, i’m going to say I get it.<p>I had a stranger recently come up to me and ask to come to an event I was inviting others to. No problem! Come along<p>But the thing is the dude was very shy and awkward. Which isn’t a problem, but definitely cast a bit of a cloud over our social event<p>All of a sudden I was managing him, taking time and focus out of my night to make him feel welcome. I’m sure he didn’t intend it, but he didn’t make it seem as though he were ungrateful<p>There are so many little social cues to make social work. And if you’re not even remotely part of the group, you’re probably going to clash<p>Which is all well and good - it’s let of meeting people… but this guy was just blowing through town. All the investment for what? So he could be 1,000 miles away next week? (he said he would be)<p>The problem with nomads or even superficial travelers is you are taking from the environment you travel to but rarely give much back. And as the trend grows this back and forth becomes tiring fast<p>So basically if you’re going to travel or be a nomad - be a badass people want to be around. Commit to it and be ready when you get there to shine a personality. If you can’t do it in an environment and culture you’re familiar with - respect the people you travel to by working on yourself first.<p>Don’t expect other people to be the prop up to make your life interesting