In the years since the pandemic began, there are more digital nomads than ever—a reported 35 million people worldwide now embrace this lifestyle, over half from the US—but the surrounding culture has calcified into something quite specific. It’s one thing to work remotely and travel around while doing so, but the associated network of podcasts, YouTube channels, ‘Nomad Cruises’ and pop-up cities all lean towards a similar outlook: nightmarish.