I wrote about Iceland some time ago (not to mention a short story). It was during a cheap trip provided by WOW. Now WOW has collapsed, sending that entire country into a recession. Come to figure, I was part of that excess (though helpful) flow of tourists.
Who would have thought?
Thing is, there were lots of tourists, and I would have said it was almost too many. This was near winter too.
People there also complained about how rents and costs of living in the capital were rising and young people couldn't really get a start on buying a house. They also claimed all the places they enjoyed visiting were now crowded year-round. Problems of the age of mass tourism. With things like Airbnb only further hurting (but also helping in a way) the nation. Of course, I'm not saying it has to be binary.
This leads me to wonder what solutions there will be for a more carbon neutral world? What kind of economic system would actually replace one that seems to need cancerous levels of growth to work? Your thoughts?
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