I was reading an excerpt from Stephen Harper's (former Prime Minister of Canada) upcoming book on populism and found this interesting. He basically divided the world into two groups: "Anywheres" whose jobs aren't affected by technology and outsourcing, can live anywhere in the world, and the nation-state is useful for only a passport. Y'know, the globalists. Then there are the "Somewheres" who usually live in their communities for most of their lives with only brief excursions into the wider world and have a strong attachment to their community and the nation-state.
Bob's lifestyle is clearly that of a "Somewhere's" (including his inexplicable attachment to Boston), but he has delusions of being an "Anywhere." While it is true that his vocation is not subject to the technological changes, it is not a useful one and he is effectively a corporate shill who works for peanuts.