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Local stores still can compete with speed and shopping experience. Ie the future of stores is hybrid local/e-commerce. I hope that there will be both types of

by acd 6y ago

Local stores still can compete with speed and shopping experience. Ie the future of stores is hybrid local/e-commerce. I hope that there will be both types of stores in the future for the city center to flourish. Imagine going as a tourist to a city which only had e-commerce and not stores that would probably not be as fun experience as a live city with local shopping.

fermienrico 6y ago
I might be the only person who dislikes traveling. To me, traveling is an expensive way to explore food, museums and maybe some overcrowded landmarks. I went to Paris, Tokyo, and all we did was followed a guidebook of one touristy place after another. Instead, I prefer to save that money to do something here locally. Maybe go get a nice dinner at the French Laundry. Or rent a convertible and cruise around in Californian weather. Yes, just because it’s local doesn’t mean that it’s any less. If I lived in Paris, I would want to check out my own city thoroughly. Explore corners of Paris every weekend. Traveling is overrated IMO. I hate the logistics, I somewhat dislike the experience as a whole but maybe some places are fun. Especially like going to Asian cities where it is a whole another world. Here in America where I live, there is so much stuff to see already. Just do a cross country road trip for 3 weeks. Totally unmatched experience. Tourists, no matter how “covert”, are basically treated like a commodity and no one really gives a shit about you as a tourist to come and explore the culture. Tourism was incredible 40 years ago probably when mobility wasn’t that accessible. $400 flights to Asia and Europe has killed it for me just by the virtue of explosion of tourism. I want genuine connection with foreign cultures. Off beaten paths are actually quite beaten up, despite of what you think.
- kd5bjo 6y ago
  > I might be the only person who dislikes traveling. To me, traveling is an expensive way to explore food, museums and maybe some overcrowded landmarks. I went to Paris, Tokyo, and all we did was followed a guidebook of one touristy place after another. > Just do a cross country road trip for 3 weeks. Totally unmatched experience. It sounds like you do like travelling, but dislike the tourism industry. It’s quite possible to get the same tourism experience you describe for Paris in any major US city. It’s also possible to travel in Europe without feeling like you’re visiting a theme park— ditch the guidebook and just wander.
  - brummm 6y ago
    Yeah, maybe not do the standard American thing and visit 5 countries in 2 weeks. Pick one of them and visit more places than just the capital.
- kinleyd 6y ago
  I'm weary of travel too, and most weary of doing touristy things. If I can I like to plonk myself into places for extended periods and take my time wandering around. For the most part I agree that travel is overrated. Most translations I've read of Lao Tzu suggests that he agrees too - we're in exalted company on this one.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
  > Just do a cross country road trip for 3 weeks. Apparently your definition of "travel" means "leave the country where I live". The USA is almost 3000 miles across and on the order of 1000 miles from top to bottom. It isn't surprising that there would be a lot of stuff to visit and see within its borders, but a "cross country road trip" is hardly not travelling. If you were in Europe and took the equivalent journey, you'd be more than 1/3rd of the way across Russia. "I live in a big country, and I'm happy to explore it rather than fly overseas" might be a more accurate thing to say than "I [... ] dislike travelling".
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by acd 6y ago

fermienrico 6y ago

I might be the only person who dislikes traveling. To me, traveling is an expensive way to explore food, museums and maybe some overcrowded landmarks. I went to Paris, Tokyo, and all we did was followed a guidebook of one touristy place after another. Instead, I prefer to save that money to do something here locally. Maybe go get a nice dinner at the French Laundry. Or rent a convertible and cruise around in Californian weather. Yes, just because it’s local doesn’t mean that it’s any less. If I lived in Paris, I would want to check out my own city thoroughly. Explore corners of Paris every weekend. Traveling is overrated IMO. I hate the logistics, I somewhat dislike the experience as a whole but maybe some places are fun. Especially like going to Asian cities where it is a whole another world. Here in America where I live, there is so much stuff to see already. Just do a cross country road trip for 3 weeks. Totally unmatched experience. Tourists, no matter how “covert”, are basically treated like a commodity and no one really gives a shit about you as a tourist to come and explore the culture. Tourism was incredible 40 years ago probably when mobility wasn’t that accessible. $400 flights to Asia and Europe has killed it for me just by the virtue of explosion of tourism. I want genuine connection with foreign cultures. Off beaten paths are actually quite beaten up, despite of what you think.

kd5bjo 6y ago
> I might be the only person who dislikes traveling. To me, traveling is an expensive way to explore food, museums and maybe some overcrowded landmarks. I went to Paris, Tokyo, and all we did was followed a guidebook of one touristy place after another. > Just do a cross country road trip for 3 weeks. Totally unmatched experience. It sounds like you do like travelling, but dislike the tourism industry. It’s quite possible to get the same tourism experience you describe for Paris in any major US city. It’s also possible to travel in Europe without feeling like you’re visiting a theme park— ditch the guidebook and just wander.
- brummm 6y ago
  Yeah, maybe not do the standard American thing and visit 5 countries in 2 weeks. Pick one of them and visit more places than just the capital.
kinleyd 6y ago
I'm weary of travel too, and most weary of doing touristy things. If I can I like to plonk myself into places for extended periods and take my time wandering around. For the most part I agree that travel is overrated. Most translations I've read of Lao Tzu suggests that he agrees too - we're in exalted company on this one.
PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
> Just do a cross country road trip for 3 weeks. Apparently your definition of "travel" means "leave the country where I live". The USA is almost 3000 miles across and on the order of 1000 miles from top to bottom. It isn't surprising that there would be a lot of stuff to visit and see within its borders, but a "cross country road trip" is hardly not travelling. If you were in Europe and took the equivalent journey, you'd be more than 1/3rd of the way across Russia. "I live in a big country, and I'm happy to explore it rather than fly overseas" might be a more accurate thing to say than "I [... ] dislike travelling".
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