The idyllic lifestyle images shared on social media often mask a troubling truth: an increasing environmental footprint and a deepening phenomenon of transnational gentrification.
16.9 million American workers describe themselves as digital nomads, according to a study by MBO Partners. That’s a 9% increase in 2021 and a 131% increase in 2019, and there’s no sign that the lifestyle trend will slow down. In fact, the cost of living issue in major cities is driving this trend, and the provision of visas for digital nomads is making it possible.
After seven years of study at University College London, anthropologist Dave Cook divided the digital nomad population into five categories:
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