Considering it&#x27;s Forbes --- this is a surprisingly in-depth, non-clickbait article by a Harvard researcher who spent time understanding the current  (&amp; surprising) demographics of digital nomads living in Ubud, Bali.<p>TL;DR turns out it is an unsustainable lifestyle for almost everyone who <i>isn&#x27;t</i> an &quot;elite software engineer&quot; or internet entrepreneur. However, most Hacker News readers probably qualify for one of those categories anyway, so for us this isn&#x27;t much of a deterrent.