Is This the End for Digital Nomads?
For years, the lifestyle of digital nomads has been synonymous with freedom, flexibility, and adventure. These individuals, armed with their laptops and an internet connection, have been able to work remotely from exotic locations around the world while embracing new cultures and experiences. However, with the recent global health crisis and the shift towards digitalization, many have wondered if this is the end for digital nomads as we know it.
One of the most significant challenges digital nomads face in a post-pandemic world is travel restrictions. As countries closed their borders and implemented strict quarantine measures, the ability to hop from one location to another became nearly impossible. Many digital nomads found themselves stranded in foreign countries or forced to return to their home countries abruptly. The freedom to choose their next destination and explore new corners of the world became severely limited.
Another major obstacle for digital nomads emerged as companies shifted towards remote work due to the pandemic. Many organizations that were previously reluctant to allow employees to work remotely have now recognized the benefits and efficiency of remote work. As a result, companies are leaning towards creating permanent remote work positions, eliminating the need for digital nomads to seek contracts or freelance opportunities. This shift in work culture has made it increasingly challenging for digital nomads to find projects that align with their desired work-life balance.
Moreover, the focus on personal safety and health during the pandemic has significantly impacted the appeal of digital nomad life. Once glamorous and exciting, the idea of constantly moving from one place to another without the certainty of healthcare, stable accommodations, and access to basic necessities has lost its luster. The importance of stability and a sense of security has become increasingly crucial in the wake of the global health crisis.
However, despite the challenges faced by digital nomads, it is premature to declare the end of their lifestyle. These individuals have always been adaptable and resourceful, finding new ways to thrive in an ever-changing landscape. While travel restrictions may limit their ability to explore distant lands, digital nomads are now turning their attention to domestic opportunities. They are rediscovering the beauty and adventure in their own countries, exploring hidden gems they previously overlooked.
Additionally, the demand for remote work opportunities is still significant. Though more companies are transitioning to permanent remote work positions, the freelance gig economy is thriving. Digital nomads can tap into this gig economy by offering specialized skills and expertise to companies worldwide. The possibilities for remote work are expanding, even if they might not be as glamorous or carefree as before.
Furthermore, as the world recovers from the pandemic, the need for alternative living and working arrangements may rise. Coupled with growing concerns about climate change, a shift towards remote work and sustainable travel options could become more mainstream. Digital nomads, with their experience and expertise in remote work, can play a pivotal role in shaping these new modes of living and working.
While the concept of digital nomadism may evolve, it is unlikely to completely vanish. The desire for freedom, flexibility, and exploration still resonates deeply within adventurous souls. The pandemic may have temporarily disrupted their way of life, but digital nomads will find new paths, adapting and reinventing their lifestyle to suit changing circumstances. Whether it is exploring new domestic destinations, contributing to the gig economy, or advocating for sustainable travel, the spirit of the digital nomad is far from extinguished.
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Productivity increases translate into over capacity. Translation, far fewer nomads will be needed and thus compensation will drop through the floor.
Imagine the tools that are too advanced for normal ppl, i dont think musk as thst version , he will have a top version, just watch the terminator and the matrix
Just use AI to your advantage….
What’s the link for nomad school?
My content has increased drastically with AI with my blog. It's definitely not turn key and still requires work. Great for outline and framework type work.
Hey Brett. Subscriber and regular watcher here. Love your channel, even though I'm not a digital nomad. Just a plain old ex-pat teacher. Don't know if you're gonna read this, but I'm in China and gonna fly to Thailand later this week and want to know if Chiang Mai smog is as bad as the reports say it is, or is it pretty much normal gray this week? I've been to Chiang Mai about 20 times over the years, so I want to know if this year is particularly bad. Thanks!
Brilliant
Everything has to change so everything can stay as it is….
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Overall digitalization is likely to take a couple of percentage of market shares per year. in 2011 I worked as a tech support, and roughly half of the tasks within that job would likely be automated today. People still work within IT support but fewer people will be needed for the same job. That is the overall direction we have been going towards since the industrial revolution, but the tech development is just speeding it up.
Can you please do a video on Thailand Healthcare, Getting Insurance and if Diseases like Malaria or Dengue fever are a problem where you live in Thailand?
Amazing insight Brett. Is is either the start of a new era, or the end of everything. It has the potential to render us obsolete.
I think a lot of people are doing affiliate marketing , online marketing, drop shipping or other IT jobs to be a digital nomad. But remember There is so many other online jobs you can do out there now because of COVID moving more people into remote jobs
I find the evolution of AI as very fascinating
Yes I am experimenting with AI especially chat GPT and it’s quite interesting. But yes if you use chat GPT about any topic it really just gives you a outline of the topic and then you have to add value to it and add your own personality to it
I had a bug in my react app (programming), tried to solve it with chatGPT for 3 hours, prompting it in different ways, rephrasing many times, being specific then being vague and gave it all kinds of information and it just gave me very bad generic advice that just did not work. Then I read the react docs (the real-developer way) and found the solution in 10mins –> you cannot throw errors from event handlers, error boundary object wont catch it.. that simple! and GPT with all this information could not figure this out It's terrible for the most important and difficult tasks: debugging, refactoring components, managing software architecture and optimization etc.
Thanks Brett for the video. As a digital nomad and coder, the code produced by ChatGPT is not going to replace us anytime soon
Totally agree on being unique with your content, but I feel like you can still take some data inputs of your own to fine-tune the models so that it autogenerates content that is also uniquely yours. It simply leverages your time to create unique content.
It is like when spreadsheets made accounting easier to understand and complete, word processing made writing a lot less difficult. ChatGPT gives you the bare bones of what you need – the individual adds their own flair and style.
DIGITAL NOMAD = BUNCH STINKING BS !!!
FK AI – WORTHLESS CRAP !!! = MEANS = CODING ONLY AS GOOD AS CODER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Brett, a very topical subject, which has many miles of further discussions ahead. I’ve been using Chat GPT for my position at school, generating lesson plans, ideas for creative lessons, ideas for ebooks etc. it’s great for ideas, but the implementation of the ideas are for the individual to action. It can make you identify new skills you have to gain to truly understand the power of GPT. My suggestion is to research what GPT can do for you, explore how to use its responses to educate yourself, and take all the YouTubers get rich quick videos with a pinch of salt, all of them use GPT well, but few provide evidence of the thousands of dollars they say GPT generates for them….with the exception of the clicks they get! Great topical video Brett.
ChatGPT is an advanced program, but like some humans it invents facts about things, it does not have information about yet.
I live in Santiago de los Caballeros and I asked about the history of the city. Based on the incomplete info it had available, it invented, that Diego Columbus was the founder of the city. After I explained it was wrong, it changed the name to another Spaniard of that period. Also wrong! It looks, that the program tries to meet your expectation with its answers.
I'm a lot less positive about this. I'm deeply stressed. I'm looking at this from a coding point of view. I scoffed at the tech when I first tried it out as it made some silly mistakes, but lets be honest, I make silly mistakes. I doesn't seem like the problems with AI are to do with the AI itself, it is just because the tech is limited in how much compute power it uses per answer. ChatGTP 4 is already capable of doing pretty big chunks of code. When Copilot X comes out I think its going to shake things up even further. The problem is that from a developer point of view, I cannot justify writing my own code any more. I liked writing code. Once the novelty of seeing the code being generated wears off I dont think I'm going to enjoy being in a world were I merely usher bits of AI generated code into bigger blocks, using more ai. The things that made us owners of special skills are gone. This means that the barrier to competition is going to be lowered. It might not mean no more work, but it seems like it is going to drastically lower the prices of what we can charge. And from a consumer point of view, I hate consuming AI content. When I'm reading something and then find out later that it was just AI content then it feels like a waste of my time, and empty.
It's great help with lesson planning!
I've been extremely excited about using ChatGPT for software development and have been giving it a go for quite some time now. There's still way too much interaction required on my part for me to be able to just say create this website or create this business app. It's not there, yet. But it's better than it was just a couple of months ago.
Exciting times ahead for exposed fields.
AI can write decent copy's, It's people who can't use the prompt well enough.
"a race to the bottom" well put.