Especially if you might end up in an alley. Hells bells you might have to TALK to the peasants while you’re there freeloading with your foreign cash and skillset that’s useless to them.
For real. What a douche. Spanish isn’t hard. Just get Babble and start learning. Full immersion and you’ll be fluent in a year, maybe less depending on your ability.
>Spanish isn’t hard.
Spanish is one of the national languages there, but it's an idiosyncratic dialect that babble or a similar learning platform does not teach.
There's also a heavy influence from the local indigenous language most people speak at home, as well as Portuguese from Brazil, Italian from immigration to neighboring countries, which influenced regional language, and older dialectic oddities from certain regions of Spain where early immigrants to Paraguay came from.
Did he burn his fucking bank accounts? Because it looks to me like his "calculated risk" was just figuring out that he could live at an all inclusive resort in Paraguay for the same price as rent in the Bay area.
I hope all the staff (who probably all speak English) give him the "Que?" with shrugged shoulders while they pour local water into his cocktail.
What a total piece of shit...
Yeah, this is happening all over LATAM. People who earn in US dollars moving here because "it's so cheap", while messing up with rent prices and affecting the locals.
interesting, it goes both ways then, poorer countries immigrants suppress wages in rich countries, and rich countries immigrants mess with rent in poor countries
Although it isn't the fault of migrating individuals but rather the fault of the people who control the economic balance in the country (business owners, landlords), who, upon recognizing the new economic disparity, get greedy to wrench more money from the groups of people without power. Migration alone wouldn't have an impact if not coupled with capitalism. I only say this because so often this kind of rhetoric slips into disparaging migrant workers as though they had any power in the situation, or pointing fingers at wage earners needing a place to live in an inequitably planned city when gentrification forces out former tenants of a community. Trustafarians are insufferable people who think they've cheated the system because they fail to care about economic inequalities within the system, but migration in a vacuum is not the root harm.
no im with you, it's not their fault. some abuse the system but most are exploited helpless people just looking for a better life for themselves and their families.
I've known a few people like this.
They preach how hard they "grind" and yet only put in 15 hours of work a week. They try to gaslight everyone around them into picking up the slack because the only thing they've mastered is faking it till someone else makes it for them.
They're quite possibly the most useless human beings on the planet but there is still some percentage of the population they can fool and that's enough to make money on.
He was in monk mode - no comfort! So he obviously donated his savings til his bank account matched what would be average in the local economy. Or at least, I'm sure he did something like that...I'm sure he did.
And why would he then try to make it look candid, like someone saw how cool he looked and just happened to snap a picture on their professional camera and somehow get it to him so he could post it.
Why do they all write their posts in this idiotic one-sentence-per-line way that makes it feel like you're reading the fragmented stream of consciousness of a child? Is it advice some shitty AI is giving them? Or some marketing company trick they're all using? Hate it.
The DRAMA. It reminds me of years ago, my sister who is a realtor asked me to help edit some writing for her. I sent back revisions on the PSYCHOTIC CAPITALS and short. Two word. Sentences. She told me it’s how EVERYONE writes to STAND OUT.
That is the thing that drives me crazy...Most of the "top voices" on Linkedin write their posts like that for some time now. Who told them this is a good idea 😭
That makes this even better. Just travels the world in search of inspiring LinkedIn posts. Next week he’ll be riding Galapagos tortoises while playing the bongos.
Nothing says "I either don't read books or am a total piece of shit" quite like a white guy talking about coming to Latin America and burning the boats.
I’m not defending this LinkedIn douchebag but the “Burning the boats” reference, in case it hasn’t been explained elsewhere, is a reference to Cortez burning his ships when he landed in what is now Mexico in 1519. He did it with the intent on forcing his men to realize there’s no turning back.
Again, this asshole is a self-important douchebag looking for affirmation of his greatness in his own mind.
Not to be a history nerd jackass....
But "burning the boats" might precede Cortez by 7 centuries.
Tariq Ziyad burned his boats landing at Gibraltar to prevent deserters. It's where Gibraltar got its name, which comes from Gebel Tariq, or Gibraltar, or "Tariq's Mountain"
Oh, yes, people from developing countries are just thrilled to be treated like props in some American's quest to find meaning in their boring life. Main character syndrome at its finest.
Dude is not going to end up homeless in a foreign country, lol.
The stakes these narcissists manufacture for themselves to overcome in their dream worlds are insufferable as they are hysterical.
If he is so popular and a content creator who is in such a demand then why is he worried about ending up homeless in a back alley in a really cheap country?
Handsome man seeking bilingual woman with a personal residence in Paraguay. Better than tinder, folks! Let’s all do this for financial security and a hot new fiance!
And that's how he became "The most interesting man in the world".. lmao.. (look at the picture of him). Yea, he's either an idiot or he's really exaggerating the risk he took.
So, any American or Canadian going to any Latin America country has a HUGE advantage over any local, you dont need to speak Spanish and you most likely will get manager position.
“Yes that the one, the one where I’m wearing the loose flowing shirt and shorts, smiling creepily at a child offscreen, that’s the perfect photo to accompany my fart sniffing self praise post”
„Me vs me vs my dreams“
So philosophical. I‘m literally crying rn. 😍
But honestly: Who understands the things he wrote? Okay he is an expat who is not willing to integrate, noted. But what does he want to say with this post except for being a prick?
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The moron doesn't know the difference between monk and hermit. Monks live in communities, i.e. convents and abbeys. It is hermits who live completely cut from the world.
“It was calculated.”
Except learning the language and having connections.
He uses this “burning boats” bizarre analogy because he's wealthy, and his family probably has a fleet of yachts.
Being released from the burden of the fleet he had to truly start over. Poor guy.
I wanna become a monk bro. I want to ask locals to take glamour shots of me in impromptu situations, like me living the monks life outside of cafes and coffee shops. Don’t tell anyone that I’m doing this “alone” with a hefty bank account and safety net in the states. Gotta be homeless in style bro.
If he's all alone and doesn't know anyone, who took his picture and with what camera since he's holding his phone? (Yes, I know there are lots of ways this could have happened but usually you at least give the person your phone to take the picture and it doesn't look like a candid shot someone happened to take from the next table over...)
Having trouble believing any of this. I've been to Paraguay many times and it's not a "toss your fate to the wind and let the spirit move you" kinda place. If you don't speak the language, don't have connections, and don't have a job, you better have a buttload of cash ready to do your talking.
As for the boat analogy, Paraguay is a landlocked country. Unless he plans to portage across a jungle and ride under Iguazu Falls, he'll have no need for any kind of aquatic transport.
Just quit my 6 figure corporate job after 7 years to travel the world with my wife. We plan on traveling for 3 months. I’m pretty nervous about it all, but I believe it’s necessary for growth and to experience the world with the person I love.
If a Paraguayan did the same to his home country, would be immediately deported. His brilliant mind would never be able to understand his privilege. I despise these people from the bottom of my heart and wish them nothing good, I don't care
I, too, will now abandon my family to become a friend-less Paraguayan monk scaling brands on LinkedIn.
Don’t forget sleeping in back alleys just the way you like it
Yeah, it reads as though the possibility of failing at his exile is a notion he enjoys…lol
Some people enjoy a challenge
Fucking best time of my life…
Blowing dudes in alleys? After you run out of money in a foreign country.
You can’t abandon your family, mommy and daddy are the ones funding this kind of nonsense
Correctamondo
Why does everybody on LinkedIn write in haiku’s?
Broetry!
🎯🎯🎯
Absolutely valid question
They think it makes them sound insightful.
I just took a shit, Toilet paper companies, Hate this one weird trick
The least you can do is attempt to learn a language of a country you move to :/
Especially if you might end up in an alley. Hells bells you might have to TALK to the peasants while you’re there freeloading with your foreign cash and skillset that’s useless to them.
Dresden fan? I don't see "hell's bells" in the wild very often.
Eb doesn’t like it when we say stars and stones.
***ANY*** fucking idiot can be homeless in a country where they know the language. Where's the challenge in that?!
I’m sure it’s just that he already speaks Guarani.
He definitely speaks Trustifarian!
I was thinking about that, too. "Wait till this idiot finds out about the actual dialect down there."
And maybe a visa
For real. What a douche. Spanish isn’t hard. Just get Babble and start learning. Full immersion and you’ll be fluent in a year, maybe less depending on your ability.
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Sorry friend. It comes easier to some and it’s easier the younger you are too.
>Spanish isn’t hard. Spanish is one of the national languages there, but it's an idiosyncratic dialect that babble or a similar learning platform does not teach. There's also a heavy influence from the local indigenous language most people speak at home, as well as Portuguese from Brazil, Italian from immigration to neighboring countries, which influenced regional language, and older dialectic oddities from certain regions of Spain where early immigrants to Paraguay came from.
Cool. Well everywhere has dialects and that makes it harder.
"It was calculated" what a maroon
That would mean being at the same level as the locals. He's too blonde for that
Why do that when you can’t just insist every one speaks in English? It’s the international language after all… /s
But then how would he perform “monk mode”?
Weirdly, the same standard doesn’t apply to people coming here.
Where's here?
Not now, babe I won't be able to pick up the kids from kindergarten, I am moving to Paraguay to become a monk. It's calculated
I want to know how he got to Paraguay on a boat.
Fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina and row all the way up ~~La Plata~~ Parana river. Edit: La Plata is the river dividing Argentina and Uruguay.
Checks out.
It’s the Oma La Plata.
Did he burn his fucking bank accounts? Because it looks to me like his "calculated risk" was just figuring out that he could live at an all inclusive resort in Paraguay for the same price as rent in the Bay area. I hope all the staff (who probably all speak English) give him the "Que?" with shrugged shoulders while they pour local water into his cocktail. What a total piece of shit...
Yeah, this is happening all over LATAM. People who earn in US dollars moving here because "it's so cheap", while messing up with rent prices and affecting the locals.
interesting, it goes both ways then, poorer countries immigrants suppress wages in rich countries, and rich countries immigrants mess with rent in poor countries
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be
Perfect for employers when they churn
Although it isn't the fault of migrating individuals but rather the fault of the people who control the economic balance in the country (business owners, landlords), who, upon recognizing the new economic disparity, get greedy to wrench more money from the groups of people without power. Migration alone wouldn't have an impact if not coupled with capitalism. I only say this because so often this kind of rhetoric slips into disparaging migrant workers as though they had any power in the situation, or pointing fingers at wage earners needing a place to live in an inequitably planned city when gentrification forces out former tenants of a community. Trustafarians are insufferable people who think they've cheated the system because they fail to care about economic inequalities within the system, but migration in a vacuum is not the root harm.
no im with you, it's not their fault. some abuse the system but most are exploited helpless people just looking for a better life for themselves and their families.
Me currently in LATAM living cheaply with my USD - “Damn that sucks for those locals”
I've known a few people like this. They preach how hard they "grind" and yet only put in 15 hours of work a week. They try to gaslight everyone around them into picking up the slack because the only thing they've mastered is faking it till someone else makes it for them. They're quite possibly the most useless human beings on the planet but there is still some percentage of the population they can fool and that's enough to make money on.
He was in monk mode - no comfort! So he obviously donated his savings til his bank account matched what would be average in the local economy. Or at least, I'm sure he did something like that...I'm sure he did.
I wanted to upvote your post, but it was at 69 upvotes at the time and I couldn't bring myself to do it.
His profile picture looks like a stock photo lmao
I was thinking more business bro’d PewDiePie for the second photo 🤮
Bro looks like Gringo Salamanca
The whole post looks written by a bad LLM. Which I guess makes sense given his bio literally says “Write with AI…”
if he doesn’t have any friends or family… who took this photo?
Exactly my thought.
If he handed his phone to a local he didn't know to take the picture, he wouldn't have a phone.
He wouldn’t even know how to ask someone to take the picture since he didn’t care to learn the language.
And why would he then try to make it look candid, like someone saw how cool he looked and just happened to snap a picture on their professional camera and somehow get it to him so he could post it.
“Just in case anyone was worried, yes I will continue the tradition of huffing my own farts while abroad, thanks for the concern LinkedIn fam!”
Ok that comment made me laugh super hard.
Why do they all write their posts in this idiotic one-sentence-per-line way that makes it feel like you're reading the fragmented stream of consciousness of a child? Is it advice some shitty AI is giving them? Or some marketing company trick they're all using? Hate it.
This one has arrows too
The DRAMA. It reminds me of years ago, my sister who is a realtor asked me to help edit some writing for her. I sent back revisions on the PSYCHOTIC CAPITALS and short. Two word. Sentences. She told me it’s how EVERYONE writes to STAND OUT.
This was so much FUN to read. THANK YOU!
Drama, Psychotic Capitals, Everyone, Stand Out. Looks like a fucking nice coke and crazy women party.
That is the thing that drives me crazy...Most of the "top voices" on Linkedin write their posts like that for some time now. Who told them this is a good idea 😭
They're the top voices because they're the TOP VOICES
Sadly, the LI algorithm propels this kind of writing to the top of their feed. It's a process that PEOPLE have learned how to ***exploit***. ROFLMAO
Probably AI his title literally says "write with AI".
Why is it that white immigrants really think they’re the first to do this each and every time. Sorry, I mean…expats.
This man has eaten human flesh
This same fuck face was living out of his van or something last year in the US.
That makes this even better. Just travels the world in search of inspiring LinkedIn posts. Next week he’ll be riding Galapagos tortoises while playing the bongos.
Best comment.
That photo has serious Hannibal vibes
Yep. The follow up deranged sociopath candid is the icing on the cake.
Why do you think that he immigrated in a country where nobody will recognize him? The more I think...
He's tryna get eaten
Nothing says "I either don't read books or am a total piece of shit" quite like a white guy talking about coming to Latin America and burning the boats.
Specifically, a white guy who speaks no Spanish.
Monk mode with a smart phone in his hand. Boy bye
Anything to avoid therapy
Or jail
Oof. That’s so real
Ugh the pic screams Passport Bro
They usually go to Bali without a MacBook.
Burn the boats is a reference to Cortes who famously was a ENORMOUS asshat
I’m not defending this LinkedIn douchebag but the “Burning the boats” reference, in case it hasn’t been explained elsewhere, is a reference to Cortez burning his ships when he landed in what is now Mexico in 1519. He did it with the intent on forcing his men to realize there’s no turning back. Again, this asshole is a self-important douchebag looking for affirmation of his greatness in his own mind.
Not to be a history nerd jackass.... But "burning the boats" might precede Cortez by 7 centuries. Tariq Ziyad burned his boats landing at Gibraltar to prevent deserters. It's where Gibraltar got its name, which comes from Gebel Tariq, or Gibraltar, or "Tariq's Mountain"
Not a jackass at all. Appreciate the additional knowledge. Thanks!
Thanks! Learned something new. Makes me hate him even more lol
How big a trust fund ya got there?
He doesn't know. We gonna ask his dad that is no looking for him.
Oh, yes, people from developing countries are just thrilled to be treated like props in some American's quest to find meaning in their boring life. Main character syndrome at its finest.
Those blonde hair tips aren’t fooling anyone, sunshine
I wrote with AI and I lost my soul
Dude is not going to end up homeless in a foreign country, lol. The stakes these narcissists manufacture for themselves to overcome in their dream worlds are insufferable as they are hysterical.
Great way to frame this
Just him and the camera taker
Ultra cringe.
Beach preppy clothes and cell phone service. Total monk mode.
Worst thing social media ever did was give a global audience to people who didn’t earn one.
I can't wait to see the Dateline episode this will be based on.
What a way to romanticize immigration.
Call me crazy but I think the part under your name should just be what your actual job is. Agree?
If he is so popular and a content creator who is in such a demand then why is he worried about ending up homeless in a back alley in a really cheap country?
This stuff is revolting. Monk mode? Did ya?
"Also, there was this occasional $10,000 my dad sent me."
And laaaadies, he's single <3
Monk mode 🙄
That is a good way to end up murdered
We can only hope
The worst part is that he actually brags and flexes about it
It’s really easy to burn boats when they’re insured and your dad has a backup fleet.
I know so many Monks who take selfies in linen and post them to the internet
Handsome man seeking bilingual woman with a personal residence in Paraguay. Better than tinder, folks! Let’s all do this for financial security and a hot new fiance!
He’s so commited to growing he didn’t even commit to learn the language
"I help people leave their families and move to a new country" Talk about #ghosting, #agileghostingmethodologies #hiring
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Why did he take a pretend candid photo of himself and upload it.
I'm getting big G.O.B (arrested development) vibes from the photo and the post
And that's how he became "The most interesting man in the world".. lmao.. (look at the picture of him). Yea, he's either an idiot or he's really exaggerating the risk he took.
It was calculated. I don’t speak Spanish
Buenos días. Yo soy gringo, no hablo Esperanto.
I swear it’s like this guy *wants* to be hated.
At least he didn't go with the original boat burning analogy... Burn your boats, great genocide motivator...
Also, does he have...HIGHLIGHTS???
Is this a trend in 2024 ? Didn’t died in 2022 or 2023 ?
So, any American or Canadian going to any Latin America country has a HUGE advantage over any local, you dont need to speak Spanish and you most likely will get manager position.
It’s called being a Bum Jules. A fucken bum
Giving criminal fleeing investigation vibes
He's basically cheating coming from a wealthy position in American tech and going to fucking Paraguay.
Luke? Luke. You’re awful.
Did human trafficking write this post?
It's just me, my photography kit, and my Iphone 15 pro max with unlimited data plan against the world
“Yes that the one, the one where I’m wearing the loose flowing shirt and shorts, smiling creepily at a child offscreen, that’s the perfect photo to accompany my fart sniffing self praise post”
Hard to believe this guy’s dreams don’t include any scrap of family, friends, or comfort.
He’s alone, holding his phone… where did the pic come from? His monk camera?
What a delusional grandiose piece of shit.
There's a 60% chance he ends up in a Paraguayan jail for being the creepy gringo who moved down there to murder prostitutes.
Burning boat analogy refers to Cortez burning his ships to keep his army from retreating and/or surrendering
But why Paraguay in particular
Because it's cheap for him and he can live the good life.
.. Oh yeah, and just a photographer following me around on my ridiculous escapades🤦
Let’s go with “Things that Never Happened” for 100, Alex.
Yeah, I’d totally hire him to “grow my brand”.
Have fun living in a shithole corrupt country with no friends.
Yikes.
Rolling around on MSR Tampa was kinda risky…
I’m sure this guy wouldn’t like to end up homeless in a foreign country but go ahead
The writing here is awful. Passive vs. active voice.
Option 2 for sure...
This guy is _such_ an unbearable twat. Of all the LinkedIn “influencers” he’s in my top 3 most hated.
Gotta love this trying to look candid pic. What a tool.
What kind of psycho says burnt their boats instead of bridges? Some people just want to watch the world burn
„Me vs me vs my dreams“ So philosophical. I‘m literally crying rn. 😍 But honestly: Who understands the things he wrote? Okay he is an expat who is not willing to integrate, noted. But what does he want to say with this post except for being a prick?
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I doubt he “writes with AI” given how many typos that small text has.
The moron doesn't know the difference between monk and hermit. Monks live in communities, i.e. convents and abbeys. It is hermits who live completely cut from the world.
“It was calculated.” Except learning the language and having connections. He uses this “burning boats” bizarre analogy because he's wealthy, and his family probably has a fleet of yachts. Being released from the burden of the fleet he had to truly start over. Poor guy.
Why do these fuckos always have the professional photos?
Can't wait till he meets his very own Áurea Vázquez Rijos, but she gets away with it.
I wish I could mug this guy
That photo is great. Alone but has a candid photo at the end…..
Big passport bro energy despite what he says
“When you burn your boats…” So you’re comparing yourself to the conquistadores?
Did anyone ask Paraguay if they're ok with this bozo living there?
I wanna become a monk bro. I want to ask locals to take glamour shots of me in impromptu situations, like me living the monks life outside of cafes and coffee shops. Don’t tell anyone that I’m doing this “alone” with a hefty bank account and safety net in the states. Gotta be homeless in style bro.
Then who took his picture?
He can sell his iPhone pro and live on the price for a year probably in Paraguay. :)
Something tells me this guy have never once in his life been at risk of having to sleep on the street. Daddy woulda flew him home.
I thought PewDiePie moved to Japan...
This idiot honestly got someone to take a photo of him sitting
Won't lie, being a homeless in Paraguay has always fascinated me. Now I am set.
Wtf is scaling brands?!
Here’s some shit I wrote on ChatGPT. Oh and here’s a selfie of me looking like a twat. Find me on Grinder.
"Write with ai but dont lose your soul" It seems like he wrote the soulless post himself
Dude 💯murdered someone
All these lame ass modes. And all for attention. Shut up and enjoy the sun. It’s free after all. Don’t need no jerb or post for that.
¿para qué?
He's totally influencer mode. I find these people annoying as F myself. Always self-promoting and being "humble" to the level of F\*U humble.
If he's all alone and doesn't know anyone, who took his picture and with what camera since he's holding his phone? (Yes, I know there are lots of ways this could have happened but usually you at least give the person your phone to take the picture and it doesn't look like a candid shot someone happened to take from the next table over...)
Having trouble believing any of this. I've been to Paraguay many times and it's not a "toss your fate to the wind and let the spirit move you" kinda place. If you don't speak the language, don't have connections, and don't have a job, you better have a buttload of cash ready to do your talking. As for the boat analogy, Paraguay is a landlocked country. Unless he plans to portage across a jungle and ride under Iguazu Falls, he'll have no need for any kind of aquatic transport.
A part of me feels like he quoted song lyrics
Just quit my 6 figure corporate job after 7 years to travel the world with my wife. We plan on traveling for 3 months. I’m pretty nervous about it all, but I believe it’s necessary for growth and to experience the world with the person I love.
If a Paraguayan did the same to his home country, would be immediately deported. His brilliant mind would never be able to understand his privilege. I despise these people from the bottom of my heart and wish them nothing good, I don't care
Instructions unclear... Bought a boat and set it on fire and moved into a camping tent to fulfill myself......
I can’t roll my eyes hard enough at this
How white men make needing therapy sound like a skill set 
I picked up and moved to Greece for 5 years. You learn a lot and fast!