"But “digital nomad” is a misnomer—and an instructive one. **Traditional nomads aren’t solitary wanderers who just happen to lack laptops; they’re intensely group-focused people who, if anything, have less personal freedom than members of settled tribes, since their survival depends on their working together successfully**. "And in their more candid moments, **digital nomads will admit that the chief problem with their lifestyle is the acute loneliness**. “Last year, I visited 17 countries; this year, I will visit 10,” the author [[Mark Manson]] wrote, back when he was still a nomad himself. “Last year, I saw the [[Taj Mahal]], the [[Great Wall of China]] and [[Machu Picchu]] in the span of three months … But I did all this alone.” "A fellow wanderer, [[Mark Manson|Manson]] learned, “**burst into tears in a small suburb in Japan watching families ride their bikes together in a park,” as it dawned on him that his supposed freedom—his theoretical ability to do whatever he wanted, whenever he chose—had put such ordinary pleasures beyond reach**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[loneliness]], [[hobbies]], [[network-effects]], [[personal-values]], [[character]], [[relationships]] **Source** -- [[202410130434 - B - Four Thousand Weeks]]