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These sorts of critics always struck me as elitist and pretentious. If reminds me of those kids gatekeeping music genres and claiming you couldn't call yourself
by lbreakjai 1y ago
These sorts of critics always struck me as elitist and pretentious. If reminds me of those kids gatekeeping music genres and claiming you couldn't call yourself a fan unless you listened to the most obscure album of the most obscure band.
Just a fashionable way to say you've been there and done that, and that you're above the hoi polloi.
Popular cities, and popular attractions within, are popular for a reason.
- sorcerer-mar 1y ago> Popular cities, and popular attractions within, are popular for a reason. Reasons which typically don't include "can sustain infinite visitors"
- tourismscourge1 1y agoLike Tour Eiffel, London Eye, Brooklyn Bridge, places with incalculable aesthetic value that nothing have to do with Hype
- Klonoar 1y agoCraig's been more or less an indirect cultural ambassador/link for Japan in the tech scene for something like the past 15-20 years. I very much doubt he's gatekeeping.
- post_break 1y agoThe gatekeeping music reminds me of this skit. It's a word document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-rGN0ou_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-rGN0ou_4
- jacobgkau 1y agoYou got me by captioning a YouTube link with "it's a word document."