The Birth of the Nuppie.

• Author: Donatelli, Joe
• Position: Letters - Letter to the editor

I enjoyed Greg Beato's "The Birth of the Nuppie" (June), but I must object to the use of the word nuppie. As a so-called nomadic urban professional, I do not think the term is accurate.

The problem word is nomadic. We do not travel as a tribe like nomads. We move individually. Unlike nomads, we have fixed addresses, so Netflix can find us. Most important, our movements are not aimless. If they were, 2 million 28-year-olds would have wound up in North Platte, Nebraska, for no reason, which would be awesome but has never happened.

I also dislike the mental image summoned by the term. A nuppie does not sound like a hardworking individual. He sounds like a freshwater fish that lives in an upscale aquarium and quotes The Economist: "Ashley, come away from the castle so I can tell you...