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tl;dr Woman went on holiday to the UAE (a Disneyland for the rich) and declared travel to not be a meaningful.... because too many people do it now and the expe
by pydry 3y ago
tl;dr Woman went on holiday to the UAE (a Disneyland for the rich) and declared travel to not be a meaningful.... because too many people do it now and the experiences became a commodity.
I think it's an indirect commentary on how travel no longer confers status: the plebians ruined it.
- mindwok 3y agoI think there's more to it than that. I have definitely observed a group of people who consider themselves 'travellers', and there does seem to be this societal aura around travel as if it's an achievement. I think the author is just asking the question... Why?