122 - Lauren Razavi: Digital Nomads, Global Mobility & Network States

<p>Global Mobility Rights, Remote Work, Digital Nomad Visas, Bali, Malaysia, Japan, Borderless Work, International Citizenship, Migration Trends, Future Of Work, Plumia.</p> <p>Timothy Allen talks with <a href="https://lraz.io/">Lauren Razavi</a>.</p> <p>Lauren is a technologist, political scientist, and global citizen focused on the future of work, global mobility, and digital nomadism. As Executive Director of <a href="https://plumia.org/?ref=lraz.io">Plumia</a>, she leads efforts to build a global standard for nomad visas and reimagine the infrastructure that enables cross-border living.</p> <p>In this episode, Lauren, shares her insights on the evolving landscape of global mobility rights and the burgeoning digital nomad movement. As a digital nomad herself, she discusses her journey through the complexities of international travel and the implications of COVID-19 on mobility rights. The conversation delves into the concept of network states and the idea of building a country on the Internet, exploring how Plumia aims to unlock global mobility rights for individuals worldwide. </p> <p>We also discuss the rise of digital nomad visas, the importance of defining what it means to be a digital nomad, and the cultural dynamics of popular nomadic destinations like Bali and Malaysia, examining the impacts of tourism and nomadism on local communities.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>SUPPORT the podcast using our Amazon affiliate link: <a href="https://amzn.to/4isOHMF">⁠https://amzn.to/4isOHMF⁠</a></p> <p>All the podcast links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Contact the podcast: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Telegram Community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠ https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Conference: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://freecitiesconference.com/⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠https://freecitiesconference.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Make a small weekly donation to support the show:</p> <p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>(00:30) Introduction</p> <p>(05:46) Start of conversation</p> <p>(07:30) COVID & global mobility rights</p> <p>(13:12) Digital nomadism international standards</p> <p>(17:45) Past, present & future or borderless work</p> <p>(31:41) What is happening in Bali?</p> <p>(47:10) Nomads: Migration vs tourism</p> <p>(56:38) Competition between countries & returning nationals</p> <p>(1:04:58) The movement of living and working together in large houses</p> <p>(1:10:30) Network States vs Free Cities</p> <p>(1:16:51) The problem with Honduras</p> <p>(1:21:58) Ideological communities are usually short lived</p> <p>(1:28:17) Internet citizens, decentralised media and Google</p> <p>NOSTR:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee</p> <p>TWITTER X:</p> <p>Lauren Razavi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/LaurenRazavi">https://x.com/LaurenRazavi</a>⁠</p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Lauren Razavi: <a href="https://lraz.io/gn ">https://lraz.io/gn</a></p> <p>Lumia: <a href="https://plumia.org/">https://plumia.org</a> </p> <p>SafetyWing: <a href="https://safetywing.com/?referenceID=lraz&utm_source=lraz&utm_medium=Ambassador ">https://safetywing.com</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/⁠">⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>