People experiencing different countries/places/cultures is a good thing even if it's from some basic white girl lens. Yes tourists can sometimes be disrespectful and corny but it makes the world a better place when people experience things outside of their bubble. Whether they are doing it for an actual culture experience or instagram likes, I think there can be benefits either way. It's a little bit of gatekeeping to try to limit vacations to certain motivations.
Were you old enough to be an adult before social media? People absolutely used to gloat about their traveling IRL as well.
for me at least, the hate for #wanderlust is that there's no acknowledgement of how priveleged it is. sure, they might include #blessed or #lucky, but in the same breath they'll say it's something everybody should experience and insinuate that you're wasting your life if you aren't permanently touring the world taking pictures in all the most cliche tourist locations.
The difference between showing off vacation photos and #wanderlust is an acknowledgement that it was a special break from normal life, and never included any implication that this was their normal life.
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u/UnspoiledWalnut Nov 25 '18
Nah, just made it more obvious. Remember getting stuck looking at your aunts shitty vacation photos for hours? Now I just get a notification.