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To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji (apnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The neighborhood suddenly became a popular spot about two years ago, apparently after a photo taken in a particular angle showing Mount Fuji in the background of a local convenience store, became a social media sensation.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

It‘s a sure way to throw your actual profession down the gutter for what might be a short hype. The mass tourism we see globally today completely dwarfs everything anyone ever anticipated and it sure as hell isn‘t sustainable just by it‘s nature to cannibalize itself.