Martin Malinda
2 min readJun 4, 2021

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Quite a one sided point of view. There's definitely truth in it that is much needed to hear in this world, on the other hand why the hyperboles? Ironically, you put yourself on moral high-ground and yet you're also exaggerating for the sake of making an argument. This is what's polarizing the world to an unhealthy degree.

Tim Ferriss's tips and tricks surely have some dark side as they for sure favouring an individual over a community. But just like you can hyperbole to make Tim look bad, you could do the same thing to make him look good. You could make an article about his impact, how it make people responsible for themselves, taking care of their health, on his sharing of personal trauma and encouraging people to seek therapy. On his donations and propagation of sane use of psychedelics.

You're dividing people into those who exploit and those "with actual jobs". Yes - people could set on a journey of much higher selflessness and try to become social entrepreneurs instead. But still, the line is not so black and white. Many people outsource in a very legit way, allow others to make income. Lots of the nomads try to support local produce, seek sustainable solutions and with their actions support local business of places they travel to. This is very different from actions of big corporations and other big industries. Many of these online businesses of digital nomads provide real value and innovation to the world.

I'm sure you yourself are aware of this and you know you could create a much more objective article that describes the nuances of the problem and both it good and bad parts. But taking a strong stance triggers a much stronger emotional reaction from people and therefore leads to more likes, reactions and in the end, money. So you're using hyperbole to make a point and the side effect is creating a divide in the society. Judgement can be cast on anyone.

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Martin Malinda
Martin Malinda

Written by Martin Malinda

Creative through code. Inspired by nature. Currently building https://powersave.pro

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