Re:Internet access is quietly changing Seattle’s tent cities
by DoreenMichele on Saturday March 31, 2018 @11:53PM
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would not need to be an impediment to making a living
It is still an impediment, but it is not a showstopper. If you start making enough money, you stop identifying as homeless. You either get back into housing or you start identifying as a digital nomad, which is simply a lifestyle choice.
Even digital nomads talk about how that lifestyle can make it difficult to sit down and concentrate on your work. Being technically able to work from anywhere doesn't change the fact that lack of a dedicated work space (and routine, etc) tends to hamper productivity. Some digital nomads settle in someplace for a few weeks or months at a time in order to carve out blocks of productive time.
Unlike well heeled digital nomads who can spend fair sums at cafes, homeless people tend to not be welcome to hang out on their laptop or tablet for hours at a time. They aren't presentable enough and they aren't spending enough money. They tend to get thrown out and told to not come back if they try to hang too long at a commercial establishment.
It is still an impediment, but it is not a showstopper. If you start making enough money, you stop identifying as homeless. You either get back into housing or you start identifying as a digital nomad, which is simply a lifestyle choice.
Even digital nomads talk about how that lifestyle can make it difficult to sit down and concentrate on your work. Being technically able to work from anywhere doesn't change the fact that lack of a dedicated work space (and routine, etc) tends to hamper productivity. Some digital nomads settle in someplace for a few weeks or months at a time in order to carve out blocks of productive time.
Unlike well heeled digital nomads who can spend fair sums at cafes, homeless people tend to not be welcome to hang out on their laptop or tablet for hours at a time. They aren't presentable enough and they aren't spending enough money. They tend to get thrown out and told to not come back if they try to hang too long at a commercial establishment.