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As much as I hate having my quiet "hidden gems" become popular, I feel its very egotistical of people to actively try to remove it from the spotlight when I'm s

by S0y 2y ago

As much as I hate having my quiet "hidden gems" become popular, I feel its very egotistical of people to actively try to remove it from the spotlight when I'm sure the owners very much appreciate the extra business.

delfinom 2y ago
Extra business only lasts for a awhile. Then the restaurant goes under when the influencers moved on to new things and the locals learned never to bother.
- MichaelZuo 2y ago
  Locals aren't smart enough to tell apart influencers from genuinely new customers? Where do you live where that's the case?
  - JohnFen 2y ago
    Locals don't stop going because the crowd consists of influencers. They stop going because it becomes too difficult to get in, then the place stops being in their list of possible options. At that point, it no longer matters if the crowds go away. The place just remains in the "don't bother" category.
    - MichaelZuo 2y ago
      They aren’t automatons… they will understand it’s a temporary condition because influencers, whose motivations are well known, are easily identifiable.
      - JohnFen 2y ago
        It's not a question of understanding, it's just a matter of habit. The locals just don't develop, or lose, the habit of considering that place. I'm just speaking from what I've personally observed (as well as my own behavior) over the years.
    - silisili 2y ago
      In a similar vein, I saw this happen to some Italian place near the NC coast. During the summer season, they catered only to the tourist rush and somehow pissed the locals off. I forgot the details, but I believe they quit taking to go orders and maybe even reservations? Lo and behold, in the fall they were begging for business on FB. They ended up closing shop, but I don't know the timelines. It's probably pretty tricky to navigate both cases as a business owner, so I'm not passing blame here.

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As much as I hate having my quiet "hidden gems" become popular, I feel its very egotistical of people to actively try to remove it from the spotlight when I'm s

by S0y 2y ago

delfinom 2y ago
Extra business only lasts for a awhile. Then the restaurant goes under when the influencers moved on to new things and the locals learned never to bother.
- MichaelZuo 2y ago
  Locals aren't smart enough to tell apart influencers from genuinely new customers? Where do you live where that's the case?
  - JohnFen 2y ago
    Locals don't stop going because the crowd consists of influencers. They stop going because it becomes too difficult to get in, then the place stops being in their list of possible options. At that point, it no longer matters if the crowds go away. The place just remains in the "don't bother" category.
    - MichaelZuo 2y ago
      They aren’t automatons… they will understand it’s a temporary condition because influencers, whose motivations are well known, are easily identifiable.
      - JohnFen 2y ago
        It's not a question of understanding, it's just a matter of habit. The locals just don't develop, or lose, the habit of considering that place. I'm just speaking from what I've personally observed (as well as my own behavior) over the years.
    - silisili 2y ago
      In a similar vein, I saw this happen to some Italian place near the NC coast. During the summer season, they catered only to the tourist rush and somehow pissed the locals off. I forgot the details, but I believe they quit taking to go orders and maybe even reservations? Lo and behold, in the fall they were begging for business on FB. They ended up closing shop, but I don't know the timelines. It's probably pretty tricky to navigate both cases as a business owner, so I'm not passing blame here.