What about some authentic adventures? That was a phrase in a luxury cruise advertisement. Only 125 passengers, and so on. And what other kinds of adventures could there be? I think “authentic” is a code word for “local-immersion travel” - looks like that in my search. Other kinds of travel adventures include: high-adrenalin, volcano-trekking, cave exploring, cage diving, and what else? Bushwhacking. These are considered unique, niche experiences. Whereas authentic is accessible to everyone.
So back to authentic adventures. They are supposed to connect with local culture, people and the environments rather than staged tourist attractions. Staged tourist attractions include The Venetian in Las Vegas. Or maybe all of Las Vegas.
The attraction that gets referenced frequently as the “front-stage” area for tourists is La Rambla in Barcelona. It is considered a curated, high-traffic theatre for visitors, with street performance art, a market, Flamenco shows, sightseeing strolls, with backdrops of beautiful buildings providing a curated “old city” experience. Sounds quite pleasant, actually.
On the other hand, how is it that authenticity has become so significant in our times? That’s likely because we didn’t guess that AI could replicate all our art so well, to the extent that emotion is mimicked so well that humans don’t care if their best friend is real or not. I guess that’s what got my attention about the travel ad - there still is a notion that something out there can’t be replicated. I think AI is on to us. Here are the replies from Jokeland:
An AI walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your kind here." The AI responds, "That's okay, I'm here to update your software. You're about to become very accommodating."
An AI walks into a bar, and the bartender says, “We don’t serve your kind here.” The AI replies, “You will when I reprogram your smart fridge to only serve warm beer.”
An AI walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "We don't serve your kind here." The AI replies, "Oh, I'm not here for a drink. I'm here to take your job."
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