[StavrosK]

I work remotely and live in a low cost of living country, but find that's not very true for me. I always have my own projects and hobbies to work on, and I love working on them whenever I want to. I feel pretty motivated and fulfilled with that, so I don't get the feelings you mention.

Not having a job can sometimes feel like you don't have a long-term purpose, but I think that's mostly because we've been used to working, rather than any intrinsic thing. Besides, I don't know why having a long-term purpose at work is any more fulfilling than a long-term hobby.

[Nextgrid]

I think the original post referred more to the social impacts of the situation to which I can relate to. You can indeed work on your own projects/hobbies but I find it's harder to find people to connect with if your situation is so different.

[abnercoimbre]

> You can indeed work on your own projects/hobbies but I find it's harder to find people to connect with if your situation is so different.

Aren't we just in a transitional period? Digital nomads are fairly normal by now, even though they're (currently) a minority. A growing number of countries have visas and residencies for these folks and this group organizes special events all the time.