We are (almost) done. Maybe. And we are here to tell our point of view… without taking into account the deaths, the infected, the people without home or job, or both, the deep discomfort for a lost freedom, fear, uncertainty of the present and the future… we are “fine”. Even if this “emergency” seemed to regard only Italy in the “Western world”, we had the record of deaths. Actually all the world was involved since the beginning. It was just a matter of time. All the countries that lost time now have reached their “records”…
Mass tourism, detrimental and democratic
Changing is scary, it’s a natural feeling. Mass tourism is a product of social, economic, geographic transformations and adjustment takes time, resources and efforts. So, in the name of an unbearable status quo, the problem is reduced to elitist positions that go against those who, just few years ago, could only have dreamed of a day trip…
Closed for vacation
Moving has always been part of the history of humanity. First of all, because nomadism was the normal condition before sedentary civilizations. But even after that, populations kept wandering: to escape dearth, to explore, to develop trades. Going on vacation is sure different, yet has ancient root as well…