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On long-term travel, snobbery & judgmental blogging {Gadling}
Aug 13th 2010 3:26PM It's funny you say that when you say this "At 29, he's known very little of adult life beyond traveling. Which is why I was so insulted by his recent post, "Why We Travel," on The Huffington Post. For someone with such limited exposure to the "real world" of steady jobs, rent payments and the stresses of daily life..." which is clearly personal. (and also inaccurate).
In the future, just ask me about my life. I'm happy to give answers.
On long-term travel, snobbery & judgmental blogging {Gadling}
Aug 12th 2010 4:09PM At first, I was just going to let the above comment speak for itself. Then I read this again and again and thought no, I wanted to respond in depth.
For starters, I find this article unprofessional. There's room for many different opinions in this world but, if mike disagreed with my article, he could write a whole counterpoint. I welcome debate. I don't welcome an article that calls me "condescending at best and offensive at worst." I think that's unprofessional. Disagree but name calling?
Secondly, I did have exposure to cubicle life. I lived it right out of college. I worked for 4 1/2 years behind a cubicle. That's not the decades people spend doing it but it's long enough to know what the life of commuting, desk jobs, TPS reports, and the like is like. Had you asked, I could have told you that. Don't assume I what my life is like.
Third, I never once claim that people who live the 9-5 life are unfulfilled. I don't mention it. The article is about why people like to travel not about why your life sucks because you work behind a desk. I simply say in the article in when I was home, you could plan your days out pretty well. But I never say that that life is bad or hollow. Can the days get regimented? Sure. But I don't say people are unhappy. I have plenty of friends who are happy with their 9 to 5 life.
Moreover, my quote about traveling for change doesn't mean I picking a style of travel. I don't say in the article that one form of travel is better than the other. In fact, I never mention any travel style. I make an opinion about WHY people travel, not HOW people travel. I don't care how people travel.
Overall, if you want to make a counterpoint, go for it. But to come out with an article attacking me is highly unprofessional, especially since you don't really know me and you make gross assumptions about my life experience.
On long-term travel, snobbery & judgmental blogging {Gadling}
Aug 12th 2010 3:42PM I'm just going to throw a quick point in:
Before I become "nomadic matt" I worked 60 hr weeks for 4 yrs as a hospital administrator behind a desk. So yes, I do know what that life is like.
Photo of the Day (11.22.09) {Gadling}
Nov 22nd 2009 11:40PM That is a great photo!
Are Americans scared to travel abroad? {Gadling}
Oct 14th 2008 1:37PM Thanks for the link.
Yes America is a big place but you can not discount the genuine fear of the world people in the states have. It is simply to pervasive in society today to not be considered a major factor.
As for cultural ignorance, let me clarify a bit: by ignorant, I meant a lack of knowledge or desire to learn not that they were somehow stupid.
