The key quote in the article is when the author describes his own job as a travel writer as "an over-inflated respect for the unique value of my own experience"

The key quote in the article is when the author describes his own job as a travel writer as "an over-inflated respect for the unique value of my own experience". I think that applies to all experiences these days, not just traveling. Especially with social media serving kind of as an "enabler" of this over-inflated respect.