Hawaii offers free trips for digital nomads

[Pekelo]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/05/business/hawaii-free-trip-remote-workers-trnd/index.html

"For anyone who finds the idea dreamy, Hawaii is offering free round trip tickets to Oahu to out-of-state remote workers who want to live and work there while contributing to the state's economy.
The state launched the temporary residency program, known as "Movers and Shakas," in collaboration with schools and businesses. It's accepting its first group of applicants until December 15."

 

[mlawson71]

I wonder why they decided to do this.

 

[calvinp239]

Hmm sounds interesting. Anyone up for it?

 

[Pekelo]

I wonder why they decided to do this.

Generating business. The planes are flying 70% empty anyway, and if you live there, you have to rent a room, eat food,etc.

 

[newwurldmn]

And attract new potential taxpayers.

tulsa is doing the same thing.

remote working could be an opportunity for many cities.

 

[tomorton]

Saw a light-hearted documentary on TV the other day showing Brits who had taken up special work permits introduced by Barbados to bring in digital nomads during covid work-at-home restrictions.

One guy was actually working on his laptop in a hammock on the beach.......

 

[mlawson71]

That guy is living the life, I envy him.

 

[tomorton]

That guy is living the life, I envy him.

Actually I think he found the hammock a bit cramped.......
and his battery was running flat in half an hour.......
Good grief.

Hey, I guess I could learn to live with that.

 

[luisHK]

That guy is living the life, I envy him.

Never liked hanging out idle at a beach in hot weather, so really don t see what's to envy.
Anyway it seems lots of options are opening up for digital nomads, a couple of countries in Europe have been mentioned here recently, there should be enough to satisfy a large range of tastes.
Fwiw I miss the last couple of years I had an office in Paris, didn t need to stress about profitability of that business already, and it brought some extra social life that disappeared when I moved completely to home work than early retirement. Became utterly lazy as well, feel half asleep most of the time when I'm not training (7 to 8 times a week). All restrictions this year obviously don't help.

 

[tomorton]

Never liked hanging out idle at a beach in hot weather, so really don t see what's to envy.
Anyway it seems lots of options are opening up for digital nomads, a couple of countries in Europe have been mentioned here recently, there should be enough to satisfy a large range of tastes.
Fwiw I miss the last couple of years I had an office in Paris, didn t need to stress about profitability of that business already, and it brought some extra social life that disappeared when I moved completely to home work than early retirement. Became utterly lazy as well, feel half asleep most of the time when I'm not training (7 to 8 times a week). All restrictions this year obviously don't help.

Lack of challenge / activity / structure in life outside the salary job is a major problem. Its maybe why retired people make up work - grandparents seem to be the busiest people on the planet - many retired folk end up working harder for voluntary organisations than they did for salaries.

All of which benefits society of course, but its at least a partial let-down when you've worked hard and saved money, only to find your life post-work is empty. I have retired 3 times and am about to apply for work again.