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Those who have been abroad may have a certain sense of superiority over those who have not been abroad, free travelers may look down on group tourists, those who have been to Southeast Asia may not look up to Hong Kong and Macao tours, and those who have traveled to developed countries in Europe and America may disagree with their trip to Southeast Asia…
I don’t know when, even travel has become a secret competition.
The older generation has been to more places than anyone else, and the itinerary of “eight-day and nine-country tour in Europe” makes people feel excited again and again. After all, they are all “there” when they say it, and listeners are often amazed.
Young people take better photos than anyone else, and “making films” has become an obsession. Traveling no longer pays attention to actual experience, and it doesn’t matter where they go. The most important thing is-it looks beautiful enough.
Behind this “film culture”, there may be some inner uncertainty: showing off needs to be confirmed by the recognition of others, eager to be seen and praised, and eager to get more praise and recognition.
Travel, which should be personalized consumption, has almost become a documentary shooting of personal photos. As for the local scenery and scenery, just refer to so-and-so Raiders. Anyway, what others have passed by always makes sense.
Social platforms are full of labels such as “just have your hands” and “missed regret”, which makes people eager to try. Check in at online celebrity restaurants, not to taste the food, but because “everyone is here”.
Comparison in travel has already existed and may never disappear.
It’s the same travel, and different people can choose completely different ways: planes, buses, ferries… Even “how to get there” has become some kind of capital to talk about.
The original intention of traveling is to relax. From this point of view, there may be no right or wrong to keep up with the joneses. After all, everyone has the right to choose their own pursuit.
Wanting to have good photos, wanting to speak out with face, wanting to let others know how many countries you have been to-these are just straightforward facts.
There is also a kind of show-off, which is to punch in the travel destination as a stamp collection, not for understanding, but just for “arrival”.
It seems that as long as you “have been there”, it has become some great symbol.
Even if you only stay in a country for one day, it is considered “there”. From deep sojourn to “special forces style” travel, everyone can have their own rhythm.
It’s just a little embarrassing that many people don’t seem to travel for themselves, or even have no “self” at all.
They follow the template and copy the route of their predecessors. Every step, every scene and every day are carried out strictly according to the plan, just for “lightning protection”.
However, what people want to avoid most is perhaps these itineraries designed for “lightning protection”-because they are completely scripted, and there is no surprise. What you have experienced has already been described in other people’s words.
Walking more roads, sometimes just for a sentence “I’ve been there”, as if those distant footprints are enough to prove their independence and outstanding.
The travel experience is compressed at the end point: it lies in the praise data obtained after sending photos and words, and in the new fans and attention.
When traveling is no longer for the pleasure of the process, only for arrival and departure, only for the seemingly perfect presentation-the meaning of traveling itself, it has begun to fade.
When travel becomes pure paying consumption, and the most valuable gain is no longer on the road, what’s the difference between where to go?
It’s nothing more than to make punch-in photos and videos more attractive, and it’s nothing more than to make more people sigh “You are amazing”.
Travel comparison is not in the heart, but in the center of the screen-there is a stage everywhere, and there is a contest from time to time.
“How many countries have you been to” is used to define personal IP and symbolize courage, encouraging many people who have not yet gone abroad to take that step bravely. Too many inexperienced novices are inspired by a few easy definitions.
“Just have legs”, “small meaning” and “easy to win”… This kind of ridicule has become a trend, but when people easily hit the road without fully considering external risks, those touching words on the screen will not be responsible for your safety.
Travel is a kind of exploration and discovery, and it is a process of witnessing the world, but it is also necessary to understand that when you get the capital to show off, unknown risks are always accompanied.
Only by recognizing the risks and possibilities can we really take that step. A trip to keep up with the joneses can’t go far; Walking around, maybe you can’t get out of your own heart.
