I was in Thailand for 2017 and there was absolutely a digital nomad marketing ponzi scheme going on as you say. Of the people I met, a completely unsustainable

I was in Thailand for 2017 and there was absolutely a digital nomad marketing ponzi scheme going on as you say. Of the people I met, a completely unsustainable number supposedly made a living "selling the dream" mostly via ebooks and courses. The other 'nomads' were mostly Amazon dropshippers, followed by a few coders/designers.