I find this phenomenon of essentially mass gloating to be really depressing form the perspective of human psychology. I mean this has caused problems well beyo

I find this phenomenon of essentially mass gloating to be really depressing form the perspective of human psychology. I mean this has caused problems well beyond Nepal [1]. Hundreds have died taking selfies [2]. It's just so sad that the need for approval and envy ruins tourist spots and kills people. Nepal is an interesting case because the country is really impoverished and really depends on the income from mountaineering. The result however is that Everest in particular is way too crowded and it kills people as people get stuck in the death zone [3]. All essentially for a less than 30 minute photo op at the top. There are a bunch of mountains over 8,000m in height. Some are even much more difficult to climb than Everest (eg K2). But people go to Everest to be a couple of hundred meters higher for the bragging rights and they're quite willing to endanger themselves and others to get there. I really don't understand this. [1]: https://www.insider.com/travel-destinations-instagram-influencers-ruined-2019-7 https://www.insider.com/travel-destinations-instagram-influe... [2]: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/06/720800572/hundreds-have-died-in-selfie-related-deaths-since-2011 https://www.npr.org/2019/05/06/720800572/hundreds-have-died-... [3]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-everest-casualties-idUSKCN1T713M https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-everest-casualtie...