My favorite take on this is actually from Hyperion, and the discussion(s) about what happens to the various planets once the Hegemony releases its citizens onto

My favorite take on this is actually from Hyperion, and the discussion(s) about what happens to the various planets once the Hegemony releases its citizens onto them via the WorldWeb. I read that as a teen, and it was the first time that my eyes opened up to the absolute homogenization places undergo when they try to appeal to "tourists" (or, as is talked about in the book, when they are forced to appeal to tourists just because of the massive, overwhelming numbers of them).