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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like a lot of PPs are just getting older, more set in their ways, and less tolerant of deviations to their set routine. The concept of travel wasn’t magically better when you were in your 20s, you were just more open to new experiences and less curmudgeonly.[/quote]
BS.  It’s totally different. Way more expensive and crowded. So much more crowded.  How can you even say it’s the same?[/quote]

This post just has a “kids these days” vibe all over it.[/quote]
Saying it's crowded is not really giving a "kids these days" vibe. I will give you a "kids these days vibe." Not only is stuff crowded but I roll (my old Gen X-er) eyes when I see a (usually) youngin' take 20 freaking pics/selfies in the same spot for perfect Instagram pic and then walk away without actually looking around/enjoying the site. Bah humbug!  :lol: [/quote]

Where do you live that 20 somethings don’t also use their phones to take selfies? If you are in the DC area, don’t you notice crowds in museums and around the monuments as well?

Seems like your gripe is not with travel but with interacting with human beings generally?[/quote]

You only reconfirmed what the other poster is saying. The smartphones have definitely altered the travel experience for better or for worse.

When we had *gasp* cameras with *gasp* film, we had to be selective in what pictures we took. Film cost money, you had 24, maybe 36 negatives per roll, then it cost money to print them. But phones allow you to take pictures so easily so it does seem like we're now viewing trips through the phone. I realized this a few trips ago and now I actually prioritize not taking pictures on trips. And it has been beneficial. [/quote]

Congrats. You’re clearly superior.[/quote]

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