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RE: Waterfall Kung si Laos
I would also like to apologize and should not have acted without thinking just because someone else did not research exactly enough, even though he is a trusted friend.
I would also like to apologize and should not have acted without thinking just because someone else did not research exactly enough, even though he is a trusted friend.
All good :)
You have to keep in mind that famous places like this are photographed in every possible angle, sometimes maybe even 1000 times per minute, if the place is busy. Everywhere in the world the amount of visitors visiting famous places and taking photos grows daily and will continue to grow rapidly considering 220 000 new people on this planet everyday. This waterfall is so beautiful!! but it would be even way more enjoyable if there where less people taking photos of everything . Places like this have become a bucket list thing; been there, seen that, done that). Some people actually forget to enjoy while they are there, in that moment, and only think about the photos they have to take to post or show to friends and gather the likes of recognition. Globalization and digitalization are very noticeable. It’s very obvious that the amount of people traveling and seeing famous places like this is growing constantly. In a sociological point of view one could say that today we are living in a society that is searching for experiences (book: erlebnisgesellschaft, experience society, Gerhard Schulze) while needing the recognition (book: Anerkennungsgesellschaft; recognition society, Axel Honneth) of others. Therefore the increased amount of photos of famous places. But sadly while the amount of visitors and photos have increased the presence for enjoying places like this in the moment has decreased. Sociologist Hartmut Rosa argues in his book (Beschleunigungsgesellschaft; Acceleration Society) that everything is driven towards an increase of capital. Be it monetary capital, social capital, knowledge/education capital, experience capital and so on. from the speed of our internet to the speed of transportation, or communication, business profits, new models of smartphones, TVs etc... everything is about more; faster, quicker, more efficient. So Many people believe more is better. Meaning a 2 week vacation can be spent jetting around the world to take a quick look at many different places to hack it of the bucket list; been there, seen that, done that... You can see it if you look at the tours that get offered in many country’s, which consists out of up to 10 activities in one day, sightseeing on speed dial. Hartmut Rosa describes the problem of this way of life pretty well in his book about Resonanz (beschleunigungsgesellschaft; acceleration society, Dr. Hartmut Rosa). In short happiness is not having, or experiencing more quantity, happiness is about the authentic quality. Taking a photo after looking/appreciating a place is great, but some people sometimes forget to enjoy a famous/beautiful places and look pretty much only through the camera Linse.
Just some short thoughts on why there might be billions of photos of this waterfall or any famous place 😄
Thank you very much @madm3xx.