Why Are Protesters in Mexico City Angry at Remote Workers?

nytimes.com

9 points·RestlessMind··5 comments

Is there any real data that shows Remote Workers are actually moving in at a high enough rate to impact the locals / rent / etc?

The article seemed to report on the protestors, but there's no data in the article showing remote workers are the folks impacting things in the way the protestors describe.

Mexico City isn't some backwater that would be easily influenced by a few remote workers... it has been a destination of all sorts for a long time.

I was planning to spend a few weeks in November working from Mexico City. It seems to be a cool place with cheap CoL, great food and lots of entertainment options. Some friends recommended a few AirBnB's as well.

But it seems I am a villain for Mexico City residents now.

Because an influx of people with high disposable income earned in another economy cause an immediate surge in prices for housing and cost of living generally, getting closer to the economy they earn in.