Entitled American tourists expect perfect, optimized vacations - Vox

Entitlement and endless optimization have turned travel into an unfun bloodsport.

Life / Even Better Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s. Entitlement and endless optimization have turned travel into an unfun bloodsport. by Rebecca Jennings Jul 19, 2023, 1:00 PM UTC Naomi Elliott Part Of How to travel now see all Rebecca Jennings was a senior correspondent covering social platforms and the creator economy. Her work has explored the rise of TikTok, internet aesthetics, and the pursuit of money and fame online. It's sort of a cliché to remark that Americans make bad tourists, but on the other hand, it's hard to argue with the evidenc

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