There's only so much waterfront property available. Some national parks you have to face a quota to get in. Recreational hunting and fishing pressure has increased. Litter has increased. More noise. The increase in wealth might benefit some poorer people who own property in some sort of illusory way because you can't really get ahead on property if your next home is also more expensive.
Getting really dark now. Things got much better for the lower populations post Black Death.
Today's top news: Mount Fuji begins charging entrance fees as overtourism prevention measure. I visited Big Bend National Park in Texas. 12 years ago it was crowded enough to make finding a campsite there. It's plenty far from anything. 500 miles from Dallas. 300+ miles from Houston. At that time I watched a guy from a small village on the other side of the Rio Grand rode his horse across to do a little business on the US side. And then ride back. Did a little swimming in the river myself. A hot spring nearby.. what a place. It doesn't need to be dealing with steps to limit how many can come in. Like some of our National assets. You can't go up mt. Whitney w/o lining up for limited permits. We really don't need more people. We don't need housing in Big Bend National Park or crowding up to its edges. There is lots of beautiful desert in this country. Some of its beauty comes from its emptiness. I know there are people who would like to see the planet covered with fast food joints and sports bars. The gdp would be huge. And a fortune in human value would be lost.
Timestamps would be great, if you have the time/inclination.
There's only so much waterfront property available. Some national parks you have to face a quota to get in. Recreational hunting and fishing pressure has increased. Litter has increased. More noise. The increase in wealth might benefit some poorer people who own property in some sort of illusory way because you can't really get ahead on property if your next home is also more expensive.
Getting really dark now. Things got much better for the lower populations post Black Death.
Some parts of the US, such as Texas, still have plenty of available room to expand their populations.
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Today's top news: Mount Fuji begins charging entrance fees as overtourism prevention measure. I visited Big Bend National Park in Texas. 12 years ago it was crowded enough to make finding a campsite there. It's plenty far from anything. 500 miles from Dallas. 300+ miles from Houston. At that time I watched a guy from a small village on the other side of the Rio Grand rode his horse across to do a little business on the US side. And then ride back. Did a little swimming in the river myself. A hot spring nearby.. what a place. It doesn't need to be dealing with steps to limit how many can come in. Like some of our National assets. You can't go up mt. Whitney w/o lining up for limited permits. We really don't need more people. We don't need housing in Big Bend National Park or crowding up to its edges. There is lots of beautiful desert in this country. Some of its beauty comes from its emptiness. I know there are people who would like to see the planet covered with fast food joints and sports bars. The gdp would be huge. And a fortune in human value would be lost.