For me federation is working to mastodon, but I don’t think comments are really out yet, but I use cactus comments for it, but that doesn’t federate to mastodon, it federates to matrix. It also requires a matrix server, which was a total pita to set up.

My company just laid off the entire testing department. I don’t think they were joking though.

I haven’t even heard this one

I try to do something to make my presence known because the number of times I’ve frightened a woman by, from her perspective, appearing out of nowhere, is quite high. I’m a pretty quiet walker too.

I also make extra space on the sidewalk or I’ll cross the street at night when I’m overtaking less than 3-4 in a group.

This is my parents XD

That’s a common trait in that mindset

This is a very common thing, especially those with Nice Guy ™ syndrome. The gist of it there is that you don’t feel like you have the worth or don’t deserve good things, or something along those lines, so someone helping you violates that narrative, more or less.

I don’t know if this applies or if I’m way off in left field, but Dr. Robert Glover is a phsychologist who’s been working on these traits for a long time. Here’s his website and book.

I misread it haha

None of that sounds sexy

Sure thing! Hopefully that can help with ideas I got started by doing little short trips in the US. Maybe you can change things up with some weekend road trips or something

1. How do you live day to day, spend the hours, get food, hygiene, etc?

I work office hours at US central time, so things don’t really change a whole lot there. I wake up, do breakfast if it’s offered, hop on the morning meeting, and optionally find a cafe to work at.

Many places offer breakfast and lots of hostels have kitchens and refrigerators, so I’ll take one of those eco bags that I got for $0.50 in latin america and buy a few things for a meal, or I’ll eat out, which I do too much.

Hygiene is fine. Every place has showers and toilets - just wear flip flops or shower shoes in shared showers.

2. I’m currently in the US. My company’s policy of work abroad changed, so I’ll be back here for a while.

3. problems

I’ve learned to be more flexible. Sometimes places have flakey internet, but I have my phone as a hotspot. Your plans won’t always work out and its fine, there will be another way to make it happen. There’s another bus, plane, lodging around. It’ll be fine.

4. What is a DN?

Your moving long term and have a digitally oriented job.

5. money

I kept my job and I saved a ton of money in latin america. To give you an idea, the cost of my not out of the ordinary apartment plus utilities in Austin, TX came out to about $68 per day. My housing costs in latin america ranged from $10-$40 per day. It’s hard to spend there in a day what I was doing just for rent. And that’s eating out 2-3 times per day.

So I have way more money now.

6. Best/worst

Best part is the adventure and seeing the world. Worst might be that connections are fleeting and you need to be ok with the finality of things. I think this is good overall, but what I do is I’ll travel for a while and then settle for a month or more at a CoLive arrangement. Those have the benefits of hostels in the social aspect, but you often have your own room, sometimes a dorm, and people stay for minimum amounts of time, which is often a month.

The conveniences of home can be missed a bit, but then I can rent a private room or a hotel if I want. Also, sometimes I want my me time, but then I retreat too much, so the social aspects of hostels can pull me out of that.

7. Transportation

Buses in Latin America are great. I flew sometimes, but I have local transit passes for most places that I went to. Going between cities, I often took the bus.

8. Sustainable

I’ve been doing it for a year and a half and don’t see myself stopping. I know people that have been doing it for 7+ years. It’s whatever fits you. You don’t have to fit a mold. You can try it for short term and go back, you can do it on and off, whatever. It’s your life. Live it. haha

I sold all of my possessions and have been traveling as a digital nomad for a year and a half. It was the best thing I’ve ever done.