I’d say about the most interesting difference between me and everyone else on this subject is that I have never been upset by other people enjoying things that once only I had access to.
It seems quite common that people want to “keep their spot”. People in San Francisco want “transplants to leave”. People in the UK want “no more immigrants”. People in Mallorca want “no more tourists”. “Cupertino is full”.
And all my life I have enjoyed seeing other people enjoy the things I’ve liked. There’s fun in discovering something new. And a long hike in Patagonia without seeing someone is a lot harder now than it used to be. But it’s just more people experiencing the things I like.
Things like “it’s too crowded there” seem more like just a property of the Universe as a location approaches the equilibrium crowd that it can support.
My sleepy home village now has tall towers to house people. The home I grew up in and played with animals is gone. But it feels better that it is this way, with homes for humans. Denser rather than sprawled. This isn’t even a rational position I’ve brought myself to. I just don’t have a negative emotional reaction to it.
I wonder what factors place one on this side and what factors place one on the other side. And which one is adaptive. Them or me.
Am I unbelievably unique? Or is it that folks like us just keep quiet?
It seems quite common that people want to “keep their spot”. People in San Francisco want “transplants to leave”. People in the UK want “no more immigrants”. People in Mallorca want “no more tourists”. “Cupertino is full”.
And all my life I have enjoyed seeing other people enjoy the things I’ve liked. There’s fun in discovering something new. And a long hike in Patagonia without seeing someone is a lot harder now than it used to be. But it’s just more people experiencing the things I like.
Things like “it’s too crowded there” seem more like just a property of the Universe as a location approaches the equilibrium crowd that it can support.
My sleepy home village now has tall towers to house people. The home I grew up in and played with animals is gone. But it feels better that it is this way, with homes for humans. Denser rather than sprawled. This isn’t even a rational position I’ve brought myself to. I just don’t have a negative emotional reaction to it.
I wonder what factors place one on this side and what factors place one on the other side. And which one is adaptive. Them or me.
Am I unbelievably unique? Or is it that folks like us just keep quiet?