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Drumlin··on List of falsehoods programmers believe in
They should at least put a warning when it's opinion and not fact. Programmers with a limited world view may end up following these instructions - putting themselves at risk for taking a stance on sensitive cultural and political issues.
Drumlin··on Is Travel Writing Dead?
When I say 'technical' - I mean everything from: politics, law, technology/tools, economics, education, medicine, infrastructure, employment etc. All these areas are being homogenised (or standardised) for progress and it's on a global scale. If you want to read more, there's an old book called "The Technological Society" by Jacques Ellul - it's a sociology book, there are many similar ones but that one sort-of covers the topic the best.
Drumlin··on Is Travel Writing Dead?
> How can you sell travel writing to a Brexit market?

I think you misunderstand Brexit and other similar movements. People are pushing back at the technical homogenisation caused by that full force of globalisation. These movements are, in my opinion, a subconscious fight against the harshness of technical progress.

If countries focus on their local and national communities once more, they can rediscover culture and the uniqueness of their existence - the sort of authentic experience that tourists crave when they travel thousands of miles. In a way, it's a possible solution to point number three.

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