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Heard a guy in a Chiang Mai cafe say digital nomads are ruining cities

I was working at a spot called Ristr8to last week and overheard a local business owner talking to a friend. He said, 'These laptop people drive up rent and don't put anything back.' It made me stop and think about my own stay. I've been here six months, and I realized I only ever buy coffee and use the wifi. What are some real ways to give back to the places we work from?
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shane_williams
Oh, the classic "laptop people" line. I guess we're supposed to just start randomly handing cash to landlords and buying rounds for the whole street to make up for using a table for three hours. Maybe I'll just overpay for a souvenir t-shirt and call it even.
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rivera.christopher
Same vibe as Airbnb killing local neighborhoods.
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