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A German tourist was arrested and attacked after climbing the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Mexico, during the spring equinox.

Video footage shows locals shouting insults and physically confronting the man as National Guard personnel detained him.

The temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is off-limits to climbers due to preservation laws and safety concerns.

Violators face fines up to $16,000 and possible prison time.

The incident occurred amid a crowd of 8,000–9,000 visitors.

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[–] Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Colonialism is about extracting resources. Living in a low cost of living area on passive income attained globally is quite the opposite.

[–] afronaut@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Colonialism is also about displacing native/local culture which is what a lot of these digital nomads are doing. One example I’ve seen are the digital nomads trying to stop locals from walking on the public beaches in front of their properties.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You're not a digital nomad if you own property though, or my definition of digital nomad is wrong

[–] afronaut@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 days ago

I suppose the ability to rent or lease property is much easier for digital nomads than the locals. I think the definition is mostly about people who have the ability to just kind of go anywhere as their income isn’t tied to the local economy.

But, I don’t know. Read this article and maybe it’ll make more sense:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/digital-nomads-work-from-home-gentrification/

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