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1. merek · 1790567553 · focus · HN ↗

   > Then, in April 1996 - by which time I’d expatriated to the Kingdom of Tonga and was working on various internet startup schemes

   Why would an American working in software in the mid 90s expatriate to Tonga, a tiny island nation, population ~100k, virtually no tech industry, with little or no internet back then? (assuming Eric is American).

   Maybe a govt IT contract, but it sounds at odds to "working on various internet startup schemes".

   1. Eric_Gullichsen · 1790568432 · focus · HN ↗

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tonic.to" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tonic.to

      1. merek · 1790569077 · focus · HN ↗

         Thanks for sharing. Do you have any writing on your experience living and working in Tonga?

         1. codethief · 1790787845 · focus · HN ↗

            I would love to hear more about that, too!

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