listen you handsome devil, it is a problem for that guy (and others) when someone posts this they are having a bad day and looking for information and/or support. Give one, give both, or pass on. You don't need to try to make the guy feel bad about it too. Maybe it was a big stretch for him to meet the requirements to move here after the dot com bust and he made sacrifices and has been quietly enjoying rural Thailand and the world changed around him- that is a shitty situation. Been here 23 years, married 16, and now he is afraid it's going to get yanked out from under him.
it's not a problem, it's an opportunity! An opportunity for people who don't have your life to demonstrate a lack of empathy at whatever difficulties you face because they don't face the same ones! Congratulations!