> To be in Positano as a middle-class person — someone who can afford to travel and take time off work but not, say, afford to buy real estate in the city where

> To be in Positano as a middle-class person — someone who can afford to travel and take time off work but not, say, afford to buy real estate in the city where they live — is to feel like an idiot for believing it could have been any better, or that being there is actually a benefit to the lives of the people who live there. The article needs personal examples. Rebecca tells us that influencer-filled Positano is a terrible place to be and stops there. Don’t tell me, show me. I do agree that seeking “the best” doesn’t serve us well when traveling. You end up in the same touristy spots as everyone else. Case in point: when I was in Krakow, Poland, I went to a nearby salt mine, but instead of taking the English language tour went with a Polish group. I understood enough Polish to hear the guide talking about “those tourists” and had a great, immersive experience as an undercover tourist.