Travel
Selfie Culture is Ruining Tourist Attractions
People are more focused on selfies for social media than they are on enjoying the experience
The LDS Temple in DC is open right now for public tours. It will close to the public again next month. We did the tour yesterday. Photos were not allowed inside, but there were several good photo ops outside the temple. You can see more of my. photos here.
I wanted to get this picture before we left. It took a while because there were three women who spent way too long taking photos in front of this area. Each posed in front with a friend giving them direction to get the perfect pose, most likely for social media. Then they had to do a selfie with all three of them and there were discussions about the best pose for this as well. No thought at all about all of the other people around them who wanted to get a quick picture.
We had been behind them for most of the walk around the gardens. This happened at every decent photo spot. They monopolized every good photo spot with the same antics. Desperately trying to get the perfect shot of themselves.
This is not a new thing. Almost every trip we take to any place that is popular with tourists this plays out. People are more focused on getting that perfect shot…
