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This reminds me of the first thing everyone asks when you tell them you just got back from Maui: "Did you go see the sunrise on Haleakalā?" And, no I have not,

This reminds me of the first thing everyone asks when you tell them you just got back from Maui: "Did you go see the sunrise on Haleakalā?" And, no I have not, because I don't want to wake up at 5:00am while on vacation and drive to a crowded parking lot to watch the sunrise in the cold with 80-100 strangers. Why is it that we all have to have the same experiences?

joshstrange 8y ago
This coupled with the articles I've seen on people on vacation all hoarding together to get the perfect picture of $insertMonumentOrSkylineHere. I remember one in particular that showed this gorgeous picture then showed what was behind the photographer and it was mob of people all taking the same picture. It honestly makes me sick. Those are the people that do thing to say they did them rather than for the experience IMHO. If your life looks perfect on FB/Insta/Snap I just assume you are empty inside. Well "produce" our lives a little but some people go so far out of their way I just don't understand how people can follow that shit and not see how vapid/fake/BS it all is. Like serious this [0] fuck right off. I in no way endorse or support the backlash she got but it just all seems so stupid and wasteful to me. [0] https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/blogger-bombarded-with-abuse-over-fake-pancakes-snap/news-story/3e3685be13cefbeeee33787bbb99d24c https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/blogge...
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- jkestner 8y ago
  Yes. Similar to my child, who's interested in the process of the "art" she's scribbling rather than the result, and forgets about it soon after. But more self-conscious, as the process of taking common photos is a social act. What if the mechanics of camera/social photo apps rewarded people for taking original photos? https://www.wired.com/2015/09/camera-wont-let-take-photo-everyone-else/ https://www.wired.com/2015/09/camera-wont-let-take-photo-eve...
peterwwillis 8y ago
If you have a week there, and it's on the list of things to do, why wouldn't you go do it? Are you going to go all the way out there and not do the things? Then you'd be missing out! We all want a magical experience in a drive-thru window, and we fear missing out. If you live on the east coast, you could go to the Caribbean cheaper and quicker, but it's not Hawaii!. The Caribbean is beautiful, but Hawaii is magical! At least, that's what we're told by the travel agencies. Then you arrive and realize it's basically the Caribbean with a Wal-Mart and better hiking (and more rain)
- gerbilly 8y ago
  > If you have a week there, and it's on the list of things to do, why wouldn't you go do it? Maybe one day. I guess I'd rather pack in as much surfing as I can. I don't feel I've missed out on the Haleakalā sunrise thing, I just think it's funny that that is always the first thing people ask. Some of them seem to almost discount my trip when they found out I didn't go.
  - wallflower 8y ago
    Due to the weather, you can miss out even if you had gone. I went to Haleakalā after being recommended to go after a visit to the big island. The early morning that I went via a local outfitter, it was raining cats and dogs, visibility nada, so it was wet and uncomfortable. I had opted for the ride down the mountain on bikes option which seemed adventurous at the time. Riding down fearfully slick roads and switchbacks with limited visibility and having the bike ride leaders joke about having to pull guests out of ravines with ropes did not help. But that was my personal Haleakalā experience.

joshstrange 8y ago

This coupled with the articles I've seen on people on vacation all hoarding together to get the perfect picture of $insertMonumentOrSkylineHere. I remember one in particular that showed this gorgeous picture then showed what was behind the photographer and it was mob of people all taking the same picture. It honestly makes me sick. Those are the people that do thing to say they did them rather than for the experience IMHO. If your life looks perfect on FB/Insta/Snap I just assume you are empty inside. Well "produce" our lives a little but some people go so far out of their way I just don't understand how people can follow that shit and not see how vapid/fake/BS it all is. Like serious this [0] fuck right off. I in no way endorse or support the backlash she got but it just all seems so stupid and wasteful to me. [0] https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/blogger-bombarded-with-abuse-over-fake-pancakes-snap/news-story/3e3685be13cefbeeee33787bbb99d24c https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/blogge...

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jkestner 8y ago
Yes. Similar to my child, who's interested in the process of the "art" she's scribbling rather than the result, and forgets about it soon after. But more self-conscious, as the process of taking common photos is a social act. What if the mechanics of camera/social photo apps rewarded people for taking original photos? https://www.wired.com/2015/09/camera-wont-let-take-photo-everyone-else/ https://www.wired.com/2015/09/camera-wont-let-take-photo-eve...

peterwwillis 8y ago

If you have a week there, and it's on the list of things to do, why wouldn't you go do it? Are you going to go all the way out there and not do the things? Then you'd be missing out! We all want a magical experience in a drive-thru window, and we fear missing out. If you live on the east coast, you could go to the Caribbean cheaper and quicker, but it's not Hawaii!. The Caribbean is beautiful, but Hawaii is magical! At least, that's what we're told by the travel agencies. Then you arrive and realize it's basically the Caribbean with a Wal-Mart and better hiking (and more rain)

gerbilly 8y ago
> If you have a week there, and it's on the list of things to do, why wouldn't you go do it? Maybe one day. I guess I'd rather pack in as much surfing as I can. I don't feel I've missed out on the Haleakalā sunrise thing, I just think it's funny that that is always the first thing people ask. Some of them seem to almost discount my trip when they found out I didn't go.
- wallflower 8y ago
  Due to the weather, you can miss out even if you had gone. I went to Haleakalā after being recommended to go after a visit to the big island. The early morning that I went via a local outfitter, it was raining cats and dogs, visibility nada, so it was wet and uncomfortable. I had opted for the ride down the mountain on bikes option which seemed adventurous at the time. Riding down fearfully slick roads and switchbacks with limited visibility and having the bike ride leaders joke about having to pull guests out of ravines with ropes did not help. But that was my personal Haleakalā experience.