That sounds like a completely miserable way to waste a month.
I think it's painfully obvious that you aren't challenging the hackish nature of the project, but the actual project itself. So, people who don't seem to get that aren't getting the "joke".
In the same sense that the presumably unintentional misunderstanding of irony in the song Ironic can be spun to actually be a (supposed) clever joke about irony.
I'm not talking about the "experiment", I'm talking about the guy who got all uppity about you not being able to enjoy life. I was saying he should be taking your comment (somewhat) in jest.
Agreed though that it's rated pretty high, but at the same time that is most people's first reaction, including mine.
But I am looking forward to the incredible web page which I am sure Dustin will create based on the miserable experience.
It may well be a miserable way to spend a month, but I think it's cool that someone is trying. Let me put it this way: I'd rather be the one traveling the planet than the internet cynic talking about how miserable he will be.
And just because something can be done doesn't mean it should and sure as hell doesn't mean that it's not a waste of time.
Next up: random internet guy tries to spend ten years visiting every trash dump in the world and spending a night on a pile of garbage. How exciting!
On the downside you'd also spend a bunch more money, and you wouldn't get the warm fuzzy feeling that only comes from taking maximum advantage of a cheap offer.
It was one of the worst books I've ever read because most of their experiences revolved around airport hopping from country to country.
Give me a month in any given country and I'll be satisfied. It takes that long just to settle in and learn enough culture not to look ignorant.
I will say that 30 days on a plane does increase your chances of joining the mile high club though...(I digress)
Top travel choices for next destination - Argentina, Thailand, Bolivia.
But what he's doing here is just going from airport to airport, with pretty much no time to do anything except worry about catching the next flight. He's not going to get a chance to even leave the airport, save maybe once or twice. It's going to be horrible, and anyone who thinks otherwise needs a serious reality check.
I mean: it's an adventure. There may be some miserable bits, but if you're spending $600 and traveling around the US and not having some kinds of fun, not learning something new, then you're probably going out of your way to fail.
Even if the whole experience IS miserable, you're going to learn a lot about your ability to persevere.
I'm a HUGE fan of travel and getting out an experiencing the world. But this isn't that.
The only loss is the bragging rights to having visited every Jet Blue city in a month. His choice.
On the bright side, maybe that much flying will give them some sort of insight into a travel-related startup...
When you're at the computer, you can step outside for some fresh air and to stretch your legs.
There's a long list of startup-compatible lifestyle choices that become much more difficult when doing a stunt like this.
Pick anybody else taking those same 30 days off work, and chances are they're going to be enjoying themselves more than these kids.
As it happens, I'll probably overlap with them for the 30 days they're in the air. During which time I'll hike the Inca Trail, take a banana boat down the Amazon, and otherwise hitchike, surf and dirtbag my way from Peru northwards toward Columbia.
All for about the same amount of money.
So yeah, if you have a month to blow and a grand to do it with, you could certainly have a lot better time than these guys. That said, I wish them luck.