Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 5, 2015Slow-drift family-scale nomadism by rail/ship will make a comeback by 2100. Humans should move. Sessile lives are for plants and oysters61333
Varun Deshpande@varunrdeshpande·Nov 5, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @pmarca Cofounder and I just had same conv. AirBnB is so flexible & trustworthy that we may not sign a lease for conceivable future.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 5, 2015Replying to @varunrdeshpande@varund7 @pmarca family scale is key. Mobile units of 3-6 mammals (counting pets). We're at unit size 1-2 for convenient travel now11
Varun Deshpande@varunrdeshpande·Nov 5, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @pmarca Fair; my point was to state that services like AirBnB have commoditized trust, flexibility to facilitate this. Future is close.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 5, 2015Replying to @varunrdeshpande@varund7 @pmarca Bottleneck is energy-efficient travel while broadband wifi connected, not trust. RVs and cruise ships are atrocious.12
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr@varund7 @pmarca Trains are great. Just need reimagining and cost-downing3:06 AM · Nov 5, 20154 Likes
Varun Deshpande@varunrdeshpande·Nov 5, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @pmarca Good point - it's the distinction btw peripatetic (with emphasis on short stays) versus slow-drift.22
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 5, 2015Replying to @varunrdeshpande@varund7 @pmarca you may enjoy this from when I was a young kid in my 30sribbonfarm.comOn Being an Illegible PersonI’ve been drifting slowly through California for the past three weeks at about 100 miles/week, and several times I’ve been asked an apparently simple question that has become nearly im…2