Dollar Tree.
It used to have been an unreal experience witnessing the existence of these stores when they came out. Everything for a $1. No joke. The quality of some things have had corners cut and the quantity might’ve been laughable, but there was a good solid purpose for these stores.
And then I started seeing the signs after a few good solid years of shopping there. The first sign was how they stopped selling eggs. This was before the Bird Flu. They stopped selling eggs because they simply couldn’t afford to buy stock and then the price hike to $1.25 happened.
And now they’ve hiked the prices again to $1.50 for some products in a handful of stores. Additionally, they’ve incorporated items going from $2 ~ $15 so they have long lost the role and title of being the most affordable places to shop.
Gone were the days.
Tourism, in general, but all the world’s romantic, marvellous and ‘unique’ spots: Venice, Rome, Athens, Paris, London, NYC, San Fran…
Crowds, rules, fees, more fees, lineups, crowd control, advanced ticket sales(with specific time slots) for natural wonders.
There’s a Grotto at a National Park on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada that requires you to book at least a day in advance - to park and hike.
Brutal.
Tourism is cancer… Also same people bitching about climate change seem to love tourism.
Richer people fly on private jets all the time, don’t shift the blame to the average tourist.
I shit on rich people daily here… this is about “middle” class loser who wants to see paris though, less carbon waste than the rich but still too much.
Plus AirBnB economy that essentially ruined most urban cores esp if they are historic.
So what are you suggesting? We never leave our immediate city? I’m a loser if I want to experience another culture?
No see, if you stay in one place forever you’re a loser too, because you are ignorant and boring.
Going to Paris or London or NYC is NOTt experiencing another culture. That’s just cospicious consumption.
Go visit friends and family
So what is experiencing another culture then?
Make some friends there and go stay with them.
Paying local merchants for China made trash while eating over priced food specifically made for tourist is deff not culture but that’s what all these “worldly” Us suburbanites consider sufficient lol
I’m not a fan of doing the touristy areas either but your original message was that tourism in general was bad.
And how do you make friends in a place before going? Especially if you don’t speak the language
Socialism is when no mobility and have no nice things
I guess lower half of America is living that socialist dream 🤡
Pretty sure they were being sarcastic, but your point makes sense (in conservative world where socialism is Bad) without the clown.
This whole thread is a sarcasm lane