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Assuming 8 billion people in the world, your estimate predicts 4 million people in the world being digital nomads. I think that's at least an order of magnitude
by ericjmorey 2y ago
Assuming 8 billion people in the world, your estimate predicts 4 million people in the world being digital nomads. I think that's at least an order of magnitude too high, but that's no more than a gut feeling.
- somenameforme 2y agoYour gut's definitely way off here. The article mentions that, in America alone, more than 17 million people identified as being digital nomads. There are large to huge groups of digital nomads in most of every even remotely major city. I don't really understand why somebody who can work online would stay in a high cost of living location, especially when it's not just the cheaper cost of living that's appealing - depending on where you move you're looking at extremely friendly people, good food, good weather, vastly less crime, more libertarian forms of life (as in if your child wants to sell fruit juice on your street, you need not worry about them getting fined for lack of a permit), and so on.
- ericjmorey 2y agoAre digital nomads just remote workers? Because I was assuming that they are workers that move significant distances somewhat frequently unrelated to job switching. But I wouldn't be surprised to confirm that my gut isn't correct.
- somenameforme 2y agoI think it's one of those words with no clear definition and so it's up to people to just say whether or not they are one. IMO frequent switching is not necessary, but common - often because of visa issues. That's why countries that offer visas precisely for digital nomad types are so attractive. Traveling goes pretty quickly from amazing to 'I wouldn't mind if I never stepped foot on a plane again.' I suppose that does make for a pretty poor 'nomad' though!