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Digital Nomad

A person who constantly travels (nomad) and constantly uses computers (digital). The latter usually (but not necessarily) to generate income.
But there are these categories, broadly speaking. People who ...
1. ... have a remote job that they can do from anywhere who like to travel a lot.
2. ... have (usually new) money and confuse spending that on some sort of digitally administrable business that isn't sustainable with 'entrepreneurship'. While traveling.
3. ... scam other people by selling guides for how to become one of the above. While traveling.
4. ... record themselves buying, wearing, doing stuff that makes other, equally simple-minded people jealous. While traveling.
If they amass enough of aforementioned simpletons looking at their media, they may manage to generate an income from this.
Often people are in multiple groups.
Twenty years ago you would almost only meet digital nomads from group 1.

Nowadays they seem to be the minority.
Especially people who are rich often call themselves "digital nomads" because the following, better suited terms, sound way less cool:
affluent alien
made migrant
wealthy vagabond
Granny died and left me her fortune. Finally I can become a digital nomad!
by moellernegger August 10, 2024
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Digital Nomad

TLDR; people who constantly travel (nomad) and constantly use computers (digital). The latter usually (but not necessarily) to generate income.
But there are these categories, broadly speaking. People who ...
1. ... have a remote job that they can do from anywhere who like to travel a lot.
2. ... have (usually new) money and confuse spending that on some sort of digitally administrable business that isn't sustainable with 'entrepreneurship'. While traveling.
3. ... scam other people by selling guides for how to become one of the above. While traveling.
4. ... record themselves buying, wearing, doing stuff that makes other, equally simple-minded people jealous. While traveling.
If they amass enough of aforementioned simpletons looking at their media, they may manage to generate an income from this.
Often people are in multiple groups.
Twenty years ago you would almost only meet digital nomads from group 1.

Nowadays they seem to be the minority.
Especially people who are rich often call themselves "digital nomads" because the following, better suited terms, sound way less cool:
affluent alien
made migrant
wealthy vagabond
Granny died and left me her fortune.
Finally I can become a digital nomad!
by moellernegger August 10, 2024
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nomadic streamer

Those who hop between streaming channels (Netflix, hulu, prime) rather then being long term subscribers to one or two.
Nomadic streamers are becoming more common as people try to keep their monthly entertainment costs low, but their content choices high.
by MHighgate December 3, 2022
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spawn nomads

the ontoppest group on TVE
I joined spawn nomads and now I have a stash full of kits!
by CopeHarderNoob December 28, 2022
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Is This For Nomad?

A phrase used by Blade & Sorcery: Nomad players who cant see that they're on the wrong page of nexus mods.
"Is this for Nomad?"
"No."
"Is this for Nomad?"
by DUBSTEPUG March 26, 2024
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airbnb nomad

A person with no home but a moderate income who simply hops around from one airbnb to the next in perpetuity
After losing their long term rental, they became airbnb nomads, moving every month for three years
by D Flawless February 24, 2022
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