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PLUS why cities may experience a remote-fueled renaissance, Bucharest voted best city for digital nomads, and Martha Stewart hilariously slams remote work

Hey Insider, this is a really exciting week for remote workers everywhere! Tomorrow we celebrate the birthday of Tim Berners-Lee, widely recognized as the inventor of the Internet, and on Monday we saw the launch of Appleās VR headset which has the potential to change the we way work in a big way.
More on that later!
Todayās email is a 4min 50sec read:
š Remote work may launch a renaissance for cities
š§¶ Martha Stewartās hilarious comments on remote work
š Bucharest voted best European city for digital nomads
Letās dive inā¦

āļø LIFESTYLE
Remote work will change cities, but not how you think!

image source: nytimes.com
Weāve read dozens of articles that suggest that remote work will bring about the collapse of cities, but history may suggest the oppositeā¦
Todayās levels of remote collaboration are unprecedented, but remote collaboration itself is nothing new. Paul Kruger, a popular economist, professor, and writer, recounts how in 1999 he coauthored a book with two professors from Japan and London without ever meeting in person.
However, after a year of working remotely, the three gathered in Boston to finalize the book.
This may be an example of why cities will continue to flourish as meeting points for the globally mobile.
Back in 1996, much of the conversation about the Internet prophesized that it may make the need for large cities unnecessary.
Yet a paper from that time argued exactly the opposite: Technology will foster an increase in both business and personal contacts, and to make the most of those contacts youād have to meet in person at least occasionallyā¦
And cities remain the best place to facilitate these meetings!
There is even some current research that suggests that in some ways remote work actually makes urban life more attractive as people frequent shops, restaurants, and bars instead of going to the office.
If we believe the old saying that history doesnāt repeat but it does rhyme, remote work wonāt be the end of the city. It will certainly force cities to evolve but in the long run, it may in fact launch an urban renaissance!
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š¾ TECH
Appleās new VR headset & other cool things from WWDC 2023

WWDC 2023 took place on Monday and Apple announced some HUGE new developments that are going to be interesting for remote workers:
New 15-inch Macbook Air
Check-in feature letting people know when you got home same
New Journal App brings together photos, music, & events and lets you journal about the events
Presenter overlay during video calls (epic for remote workers)
But what stole the show was definitely the new Apple Vision Pro headset clocking in at a whopping $3500 (cue audience reaction) š¤Æ
Yes, itās a crazy price tag, but Appleās first foray into AR isā¦ pretty crazy:
hand-operated (no joysticks)
no isolation (glasses are see-through)
ability to capture 3D photos & videos
multi-AR screen support with seamless interaction
dual display mode when paired with your Macbook
The internet is packed with jokes about the headset, its price tag, and how it will make people look like losers, but this is what Apple is best atā¦ taking nerdy tech and making it cool (looking at you Shrek-ear Airpods)
Vision Pro isnāt just groundbreaking tech, my bet is that it takes the tech and makes it cool which is whatās needed for mass adoption.
The Vision Pro goes on sale next yearā¦ so we have time to save up š
Watch the Vision Pro announcement video below:
š LUMBERGH OF THE WEEK
Martha Stewart says America āwill go down the drainā if we donāt stop working remotely

Bringing back our Lumbergh of the Week segment in which we cover silly-old-backward thinking CEOs forcing people back to the office for an especially comical one.
During a recent interview with Footwear News, Martha Stewart went on a rampage slamming remote work. At one point she seemed to confuse remote work with just not working saying:
āYou canāt possibly get everything done working three days a week in the office and two days remotely,ā
And then equating remote work with āthe (lack of) success of Franceā slamming their month-long vacations calling it a ānot very thriving countryā along with a bunch of other crazy stuff about wanting to call religious workers on Sundays.
By the way, France has been one of the top economic powers in Europe for over 30 years.
If remote work doesnāt work, I wonder how she was able to run her business in 2004ā¦ when she was in prison š¤
šØ WORD ON THE WEB
Uber launches flight bookings. Users in the UK can now book flights straight from the app allowing people to schedule end-to-end travel including cars, trains, and planes.
75% of creative collaboration happens remotely. A new study on marketing firms found that despite a rise in hybrid work a majority of the creative collaboration is still happening remotely
Bucharest voted the best European city for digital nomads. A new report compared European cities based on internet speed, visa application, cost of living, and general happiness and the Romanian capital topped the list.
In defense of tourist traps. Travelers tend to look down on tourist traps, however, they can be a safe space from the unknown of a new location offering familiar conveniences despite a higher price tag
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June 25-July 2: Bansko Nomad Fest [š Bansko, Bulgaria] - for digital nomads, freelancers, and founders in the mountains of Bulgaria
July 15-29: Nomad City Festival 2023 [šGran Canaria] - the original nomadic unconference presented by Repeople. Get inspired, learn, & make connections at the biggest nomad event in the Canary Islands.
Dec 7-13: Nomad Island Fest [š Madeira, Portugal] - Learn from world-class industry experts on topics like mindset, marketing, tech, wealth & health
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Todayās email was written by Mitko KarshovskiPost