The workers quitting digital nomadism

Weird article. It starts by stating ... the number of American digital nomads has seen staggering growth of 131% since 2019, with these self-described nomads numbering into the millions of workers. Then it gives exactly two examples of people who dropped out of the nomad lifestyle: one who suffered from panic attacks, and another who wanted to buy a house and settle down in Spain (i.e. not a nomadic lifestyle) but gave up because of cost and bureaucracy. Not good examples.

I have traveled with no home base since 2012, with a few periods staying in one place for months or longer. I know lots of people who do the same. People mainly give up on nomading because they can't afford it -- they don't have a reliable income and/or they spend too much. Some people have health problems. Some get lonely (blogging away with headphones in a coffee shop -- "why can't I meet people?"). Nomading doesn't solve problems like precarious income, loneliness, physical or mental afflictions. You take those with you.