tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454984.post111370059858676925..comments2023-07-15T03:39:20.802-07:00Comments on Not Invented Here: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454984.post-1116461130704971032005-05-18T17:05:00.000-07:002005-05-18T17:05:00.000-07:00Yeah, but we do preserve historic buildings and pe...Yeah, but we do preserve historic buildings and perform reenactments of events important to our history without requiring people to actually give up TVs, microwaves, dishwashers, etc., and I think this would almost certainly satisfy a visitor's interest in a native culture.<BR/><BR/>Something is lost when these things disappear and no one seems concerned even to record them or preserve representative samples. I'd go so far as to consider historic architecture and cultural traditions to be a public good.<BR/><BR/>Also, the tourist dollars that precipitated these changes may well dry up if it reaches a point where the only difference between going to Bali and going to the Florida Keys would be the variances in the vegetation and the cost of the flight. Since most people aren't into botany, I suspect travelers would rather opt for somewhere closer to home if the only thing they expect to find different is the language on the signs in the local strip mall, and Bali hasn't exactly got a booming tech or manufacturing industry afaik.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886122544278532691noreply@blogger.com