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[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

This escape from reality is pretty much what (mass,commercial) tourism is anyhow.

Though I don't know how they distract people from global warming.

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[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I remember reading a think piece defending tourist traps, saying that it's better that tourists concentrate there than spread out in search of more "authentic" places.

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[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

tbf I think most locals would agree with the idea of keeping the tourists sequestered in a space that isn't bothering them

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[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago*

That's a partial fallacy inasmuch as people who search out more authentic places tend to do a different kind of tourism, although that can still be annoying, even destructive, for the locals.

OTOH there's something to it, just like gentrification of urban areas. It's a slow process, and when it's complete some people seek out more "authentic" places again.

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