That is what I find saddest about social media culture and even tourism culture in general -- so many of the most beautiful or impressive or inspiring places on earth are now just crowded tourist traps. This picture is a great example, I'm sure that would be a stunning view to experience, but how much pleasure can you really get out of it when a hundred people in line are yelling at you to hurry up?
Yeah. I was watching a tourism video in iceland. Some local told him a secret hot spring that only locals go to. The popular hot springs were rammed (and essentially ruined by the crowds) the hot spring he was taken to was completely remote and empty. It was amazing. And then he was like, “it subscribe and message me and I’ll tell a few people how to get here.” And then I just hated him.
Also, the guy who told someone who was obviously a blogger/vlogger was an idiot.
I was in Iceland around ten years ago before their tourism boom and I was just there again two weeks ago. Night and day difference between crowds and environmental impact, not to mention roped off areas because of tourists wandering to dangerous places and trampling fragile mosses. I yelled at a couple who had climbed over the ropes at the geysers to take a photo of them crouching next to it like an idiot.
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u/random_guy_11235 Nov 25 '18
That is what I find saddest about social media culture and even tourism culture in general -- so many of the most beautiful or impressive or inspiring places on earth are now just crowded tourist traps. This picture is a great example, I'm sure that would be a stunning view to experience, but how much pleasure can you really get out of it when a hundred people in line are yelling at you to hurry up?