I've been quietly doing it for about 8 years and have met many others like that, but you aren't completely wrong. About 3 years ago I tried to become more of a part of the "digital nomad community" and found it to be full of hucksters.

"Look I'm worldly - I'm traveling the world!"

"Look, I'm a founder! I put a web app up!"

"Sign up for my newletter, my blog, my instagram, my X, Y, Z so you can find out how to make the same ad revenue I do, off of people just like you! You don't have to be you forever..you can take advantage of the yous and become one of the mes!"

/s

Not sure if you're trying to instigate, but I agree that there is just too much marketing noise, and I wish everyone would just shut up.

“Come on try it” “No thank you” “Oh it’s really good just try a bite” “No im alright thank you” “Really!? Just a bite”

.. sometimes telling people you’re vegan can help avoid awkward situations like when a friend got some cake they wanted to share.

I'm not talking about becoming a situational mute. But you already knew that. Why does HN have so many pedantic instigators?