It seems to me that locals are the ones inflating prices.

So the local economy is thriving and people are getting rich? That kind of change really does ruin the charm of so many communities.

every city has this same complaint about prices. at some point maybe we need to finally stop demonizing the bad group of the moment and look what is really causing problems

In Europe and much of Asia, there is usually a core area that is very historic and very exclusive/desirable to live in, and of course by virtue it's hard to expand a historic area. These areas have been turned into a mixture of tourist areas and digital nomad areas, usually for Americans due to the strong dollar, and out-priced all the locals to the point that these areas have no life or character. I read complaints from Americans about how these areas are too expensive and have no life and how there are other European/Asian cities which are better, not realising that it is they themselves who are causing the problems.

i know the complaints and stories, but its never been scientific. just blaming the outside group. but these rising prices are happening all over the world. its americans going over the entire world raising prices? or airbnb is the other culprit always. seems unlikely. its always trust me im local, its the outside group. every city ive lived and looked at lviing in, this same exact complaint about rising prices is happening. even in america too.

Tourist traps happened organically for locals before the digital nomads came. As did tourism

You are vastly overestimating how many digital nomads there are.

There aren't enough nomads anywhere except perhaps Chiang Mai to swing local real estate prices.