How travel influencers exploit you | National Parks edition

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Becoming a travel influencer might just be the dream job of dream jobs. Travel the world, see amazing places and make money as a travel influencer. Becoming a travel influencer is so alluring that many influencers just can't resist the pull of internet deceptions because they're rewarded by the internet. As a result, travel influencers are exploiting and sabotaging the people who listen to their garbage advice.
Travel "must dos", "bucket list" suggestions and endless internet travel checklists infest the online travel community, but are these lists really helping you? Or are travel influencers sabotaging your travels by peddling garbage advice that is intended only to get you to click on their content so they can increase their online following?
In this video, I discuss how travel influencers make money and chase their dreams by sabotaging yours.
Learn the tricks they use, so that you can avoid falling prey to the internet's garbage advice and get the most out of your adventures.
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@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Welcome everyone to the community. I read all comments and respond as I am able. So if you've got questions or feedback, please share here in the comments. Informed commentators don't always agree on everything. For this reason I ask that you keep your comments productive and respectful. I hold myself to that same standard and will delete comments that are disrespectful so that this can be a safe place for all of us to learn. Happy trails and thanks for being part of the conversation!

@frankmiller95 8 месяцев назад

Well said. From a personal perspective, once a place becomes nationally, or worse, internationally known as a "great destination" it has already almost certainly ceased to be one. That's because it has already been ruined by hordes of clueless fools who damage or destroy it simply by their ignorant, destructive presence and conduct. Those of us with a little imagination, knowledge and understanding of human nature who want to experience something extraordinary will tend to make the requisite effort to find a place almost no one else is aware of, or sufficiently difficult and challenging to reach that the fools who might ruin it are unwilling or unable to get there. ln that respect, my general aversion to being in the presence of more than 5-6 people l do not know has served me well. Visiting a National Park, or any other place with hordes of ignorant tourists is among the last activities l would willingly engage in. For anyone interested in my previous professional life, have a look at my profile photo.

@tomb2289 8 месяцев назад

I remember feeling like i had to check in with two young women who were struggling badly on the same trail in the Italian Alps some years ago. Turned out they had absolutely zero experience or prep and were 100% zeroed in on reaching a famous Instagram spot, apparently oblivious to the alpine grandeur surrounding them. Fortunately they didn't have far to go to turn off safely but it was bizarre to encounter this new generation of influencer-inspired travel checklist culture

@dalbertyn 8 месяцев назад

I'm in Cape Town, we have the same issue here with Table Mountain. The trail that is marketed and advertised as "a day trail" can be quick if you are experienced, prepared and strong. Most tourists wear sandals and carry far too little water and get themselves hurt or come back down complaining that the experience was sh*t. And not to mention the trail is full of trash that people leave behind :(

@Layde36 8 месяцев назад

@@dalbertynwell popularity and wanting to fit in with the constant rising trends on the internet leads to these problems where people show a general lack of respect for the wildlife around them, happens a lot in tourism sadly and it also doesn't help with how the locals who have occupation on those regions barely get any pay for their services which these people take for granted

@Layde36 8 месяцев назад

It's really expectations vs reality here, young people and others alike who are riddled with fantasies of exploring the wildlife they see from their phones while wanting the same comfort they get inside of their homes and those looking to make bucks out of peoples ignorance towards nature

@LoremIpsum1970 Месяц назад

@@dalbertyn My cousins used to take that trail rather than the cable car, but they'd been doing that for years. I do recollect not that long ago a whole family fell to their deaths climbing Table Mountain. Trash? The lockdowns are to blame. Did you read the reports from a year or so back of how Mt Snowdon had become a toilet? It's something that's getting reported more now, more people means more people getting caught short and not knowing what to do.

@TheTonyahawk 8 месяцев назад

Just found your channel and I'm totally impressed!! Your videos and level headed and well put together without the sensationalism that most of the channels I have run across. Now I'm a city boy born and bred so can't say I have had the experience in nature you have very little in fact, but I have been cross country Canada and throughout the western U.S. and have seen some of these amazing things (Old Faithful and Yellowstone are spectacular) mostly from a car or at a safe distance. As a surfer in my youth one of the first things we learned is to respect Mother Nature, at any time we are not in our proper environments we are always at a disadvantage no matter how experienced we think we are. I am really looking forward to the Bear Spray vs Guns video!!

@nathanedison8692 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for articulating this important concept so well. There are places that are truly remarkable and justifiably popular, but the off-the-beaten path explorations are usually the most rewarding. My favorite experience in the Badlands was hiking off across the prairie from a random overlook and discovering that a formation that looked quite insignificant from a distance was actually an entire complex of spectacular badlands landscapes. I frequently hike in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where it’s easy to see the negative impacts of bucket-list tourism. Franconia Ridge and the summit of Mt. Washington are well-known to be two of the most miserable places in the mountains to be during the summer (due to crowds) and two of the deadliest places in the northeast the rest of the year (due to severe weather and poorly prepared hikers). And both of those phenomena are largely the result of the fact those the places consistently pop-up on every top-10 and must-see list for the region, so they end up on everyone’s bucket list.

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for sharing your experience! It's disheartening at times to see people falling for the internet's bull. I hope that as people share their experiences like you have, that others will learn to disregard travel buzz words and stop following the herd. Thanks again!

@NameWithheld-nm1es 8 месяцев назад

Please do remember that often people go "off-the- beaten path" and they are also doing damage and breaking the law. It is important to do your due diligence to find out if your trek is legal and not harmful.

@kevinstreeter6943 6 месяцев назад

I get what you mean about making it all about the destination (bucket list). I drove to Yellowstone. Driving there was part of the experience. People ignore what the Great Plains have to offer. And then there was the wide open of Wyoming with its Pronghorn.

@HomeInWildSpaces 6 месяцев назад

Amen! Thanks for sharing!

@barbarapaine8054 8 месяцев назад

Parts of our local San Gabriel mountains have literally been trashed, thanks to influencers. Garbage and graffiti everywhere. And then you get 50 or so people standing on a high peak, trying to ignore eachother and have a solitary experience.

@CallaVentures 8 месяцев назад

Excellent video! Excellent advice! The NP tourons and clickbait peddlers are an embarrassment! Thanks for the well spoken words!

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm hoping it will reach people who might otherwise fall prey to the internet's bad advice.

@user-bf4ur1qs1r 8 месяцев назад

This video should come with a warning: 'May cause uncontrollable joy.'

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

So glad you enjoyed it. What about it brought you "uncontrollable joy"?

@aejenkins3048 Месяц назад

@@HomeInWildSpaces I'm willing to bet the joy came from learning that lady who tried to take that grizzly selfie was fined by the government...and just the fact that this video is nothing but you calling out idiots who really deserve it

@aejenkins3048 12 дней назад

@@HomeInWildSpaces i'm going to assume the joy came from watching a RU-vidr with over 34 thousand subscribers having the spine to blatantly call out these stupid influencers

@michaelshamman7780 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video. I haven’t been to Yellowstone in the Summer in decades. I try to go in the Fall when crowds are small. My wife and I went a few years ago in late October. While hiking a trail in Lamar Valley (one that hasn’t been mentioned by any influencers I’ve seen) we saw a pack of wolves just doing their normal thing. We watched them with a spotting scope for about 30 minutes. It’s nothing we could’ve planned for and was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve had in the park.

@HomeInWildSpaces 7 месяцев назад

Love this! Once you break free of the crowds and start accumulating your own list of experiences, untainted by the internet echo chamber, that's when you start having some of the most amazing experiences.

@YellowstoneJayhawk 8 месяцев назад

Truth. Although I live just outside of Yellowstone’s east entrance. I am frustrated when I go to the Park with all of the traffic. Usually go in the Spring thru Gardiner when it’s much quieter.

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your perspective. I've noticed that it's much harder to time my visits away from the crowds. Hoping to help people be wiser than the average internet traveler.

@Bullelk44M 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!!!!!! Have watched many of your videos and am looking forward to the next "bear" video. It is SICKENING to see so much sheer incompetence walking around in our national parks, truly natural selection. I live in AL but have spent lots of time since 1982 in the rocky mountain states and UT is one of my favorites. Folks that know me sometimes ask me for help as to what they should see or do on their vacation like its going to Disney. Folks down here don't understand the vastness of the western states. I always answer with several questions to help corral them around their interests, budget and physical abilities instead of someone else's idea of a perfect vacation.

@BasedEngineer 8 месяцев назад

It's sad because I feel like this issue with "influencers" extends into many hobbies/recreational activities beyond just national parks. Certainly, it feels like some of these people are sucking the life out of life.

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Amen. The internet was supposed to herald a golden age of information and understanding. And in some ways it has accomplished that goal. But, I find the internet to be vastly more unhelpful than helpful. It’s just so easy for garbage advice to spread and destroy. I hope this is just a symptom of the internet’s immaturity and that people are getting wise to the countless ways the internet deceives. Recognition is the first step. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!!!!

@goosewithagibus 8 месяцев назад

Sheep gonna sheep, what can I say 🤷‍♂️

@Hi_Im_Akward 8 месяцев назад

@@HomeInWildSpacesI really hope this optimistic view will be true. I really wonder if the internet is a benefit or a step backwards for humanity... I also really question what I know or believe to be true because even seemingly credible sources always have a bias.

@kevinogles4770 8 месяцев назад

It's frankly irritating and down right infuriating how these people put other people's lives in danger when they need to be rescued.

@Manetjo 8 месяцев назад

I appreciate the time you put in on this video. And let me briefly say that a friend and I know the wonder of finding your own experience. While in the state of New Mexico we hiked a little trail up a mountain side to its end above a small canyon.. it was beautiful. We were literally the only people around. The experience of true silence was amazing. broken only by the occasional calls of passing eagles and later the swirling of wind. It was awesome. To this day I remember IT fondly.

@alane3983 6 месяцев назад

The checklist vacationing is causing all kinds of disruption to access for popular hiking/scrambling objectives in Banff and area for locals. Some areas are now only accessible by shuttle with limited schedules which make accessing long scrambles very difficult. I have done most of them already, but future visits are a much bigger challenge now. Hopefully, the peaks I’ve yet to summit stay relatively obscure to the wider bucket list crowd. I post some trips for the benefit of family and those on the trip with me. Hopefully they don’t go to far afield.

@greendalf123 8 месяцев назад

Hey you’re absolutely right about finding your own path. I’m Canadian with origins in Croatia, a very mountainous country in Europe. One day while visiting my dad told us we’d hike into a nearby national park, but from the mountains near the town we lived in. It was the first time I went hiking on mountains, I was maybe 13. I’m in my 30’s now and it remains one of my dearest memories. We saw the Adriatic Sea and the towns and villages dotted in the country bellow. Then ended up in the national park, without paying, which centred around the highest mountain in the region. We climbed it half way, it was an amazing experience.

@LadyYoop 8 месяцев назад

This is my social media only....and I love your channel. There are a few "musts" on here, this is one, and that's all she wrote!! And, PLEASE keep sharing...I'm homebound disabled and just love your channel....And when I could...I was good sitting on Brockway Mountain, watching the Eagles kettling!

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

I love being able to take you along virtually. Thanks so much for your continued support of my channel! I'm very grateful to you for your kind words of encouragement.

@kabloonieboonster7047 8 месяцев назад

What a marvelous and truthful video! The internet is destroying one place after another, as far as I can tell. How did you avoid saying, "The medium is the message!" (grin) I encourage you to keep up the good work. I know that that sounds like a routine "attaboy". To tell you the truth, I am still somewhat in shock after seeing your video, and I am hurting for words!

@paulmitchell2916 8 месяцев назад

You're a better man than me.. I tell people that my favorite spots are dangerous, cold, boring and not worth the trip.

@bigolboomerbelly4348 7 месяцев назад

Good idea

@huntsail3727 8 месяцев назад

Interesting perspective, great job!

@HomeInWildSpaces 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Thanks so much for listening and being open to the message!

@sianne79 7 месяцев назад

My parents repeated an interesting bit of information they'd heard from a ranger at Yellowstone a few years ago, and that was that with bear attacks, grizzlies would attack for more "defensive" reasons; protecting cubs, defending a food source and/or kill or being startled, and black bears for more "offensive" reasons, i.e. they need the calories for any number of reasons, and their normal methods of attaining those calories has been impaired. What is your opinion about that, have any of your encounters or encounters you have heard of given you that sort of sense?

@HomeInWildSpaces 7 месяцев назад

There’s a lot of truth to what your parents have shared with you. But, bears don’t necessarily fit each mold. But generally, grizzlies are far more likely to attack for defensive reasons, and black bears for predatory reasons.

@NameWithheld-nm1es 8 месяцев назад

Very well said! I had so many gut reactions to your video, mostly anger and sadness. Anger welled up in me as your comments reminded me of seeing stupid people in wild places put themselves at risk, because they were either incredibly ignorant, or they just didn't feel that the rules and recommendations were legitimate. I no longer risk my own life protecting people who intentionally put themselves in harms way (unless they are also putting their unsuspecting children at risk). It is unfortunate that so many of the places I visited when I was younger, I will no longer visit because of the volumes of people who flood them, now that influencers have claimed them as "must see". The sadness at how the landscape changes as more and more barriers are constructed, trying to convince people to stay out of sensitive or dangerous areas. If we could rely on people to do their homework and follow guidelines to protect themselves and these beautiful places, this would be unnecessary. I agree with you about finding beautiful places everywhere. Every time I visit Yellowstone (and many other wild places) I do a hike I haven't done before and I find a new favorite. The landscape changes, and as the decades pass, a geyser that didn't erupt before now erupts, or others go silent. The water takes a different course. It's ever changing. We need to find a way to get more people to post about respecting Mother Nature's beauty and caring for it, instead of hurrying through and raping and pillaging as they go. More importantly, we need to find a way to help those who are blind to how important this is, see. Thank you for your careful crafting of this video.

@HomeInWildSpaces 7 месяцев назад

I honestly think most people don’t visit a place enough to witness the harm. And I have to believe that a lot more people would place greater emphasis on responsibility if they understood what the internet is doing to our parks and wild spaces. I hope my content helps get the word out.

@crazeemunkee 6 месяцев назад

I grew up in St. George, Utah, just a short drive from Zion National Park. Prior to about the year 2002, Zion was an accessible, quiet, and totally amazing place to be. It saddens me deeply to see what Zion has now become. Just like is described in this video, it's full of "bucket listers" who don't care about the park, only caring that they went there and got their photo/video etc. for their social media post to gain internet respect. I don't even go to Zion anymore because it feels like an amusement park. There's garbage and mindless antics with selfie sticks everywhere. It's solitude and peace now mostly missing. I agree that the Mighty Five campaign of promoting Utah's National Parks has ruined the experience of the parks. I'm grateful for the experiences I had in my youth of seeing the Park before it's exploitation.

@yourlocalanklebiter 8 месяцев назад

I treated bison like a nuclear blast. I kept em behind my thumb.

@NameWithheld-nm1es 8 месяцев назад

One additional comment is that this also comes down to the argument of whether people will be more willing to protect what they have been introduced to, and if they don't know it, they can't love it (zoos and wild animal or marine parks where animals are trained to perform for instance, encouraging people to vote for bills to protect threatened species). Some say that opening peoples' eyes will get them to vote to protect these places. I am not convinced that it is not actually doing more harm.

@skinnydapin 7 месяцев назад

Hi, just saw this video. Can I hang out with you and travel with you? Trying to find more unknown gems in Utah and get my kids outside more. I love the outdoors. Thanks for your responsible influence.

@HomeInWildSpaces 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and for your encouragement. I wish there was a way that I could responsibly share unknown gems, but I won't even share some locations with friends and family. There is just something so precious about personal discovery. I worry I'd sabotage you if we did travel together. The only reason I know of so many places is because I've been exploring for most of my life. Week by week, month by month, year by year I discover more precious places. I'm confident that you and your kids will make those discoveries along the way. And there's nothing quite like sharing a secret discovery with your kids. Thanks for your support! I hope to hear more from you. And invite you to share my videos and help get the message out.

@Hi_Im_Akward 8 месяцев назад

I have a few bucket list items. But its not "see old faithful" but rather to go to yellowstone. It's not "see the tallest tree" but rather see the red woods in general. There are honestly not many really specific places or things I want to do or see. They are almost all pretty broad. I've gone on a lot of trips to a lot of different places. All the extremely popular things have been so crowded that it takes away the joy of the experience or extremely disappointing. My best example is seeing the "heart of the ocean" precious gem from titanic at the mall in DC. It was horrendously crowded, I only got a brief glimps and honestly the lighting was shit so it wasn't even as impressive as you'd think. Maybe if I got to see it without a crowd it would have been a better experience... but also precious gems that rich people hoard are not of much interest to me. And the biggest thing I missed out on that trip was going through the building with all the fine art. If I ever go back, that extremely popular gem would be the very last thing on my list of things to see.

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for sharing! I agree that there are worthy goals like visiting Yellowstone or the Redwoods. I don’t see much harm in wanting to visit iconic places. I do worry about everyone doing the same “must dos”, or following bad online advice. I love your heart of the sea example. I think we’ve all had an experience like that. The wise learn from it. Hope to hear from you again!

@NameWithheld-nm1es 8 месяцев назад

@@HomeInWildSpaces sometimes having iconic places to visit is a good thing. It enables preparation for mass numbers to help reduce the impact.

@myragroenewegen5426 8 месяцев назад

Bucket list type travel is easy to get crabby about, but it's rooted in the wish to experience something unique in a place that is new to you. The problem is that long before influencers the travel industry has had a problem with trying to market a single idea of what it means to valuably experience what any given place has to offer. It's why many people love the convenience and comradery of bus tours, but feel rushed and annoyed by their itineraries too. In place of bucket list, we should agree with our traveling companions on plausibly fun to-do lists with down time and time for unplanned adventures and rest. Most people will find less in the question "What are the biggest, most popular things in this place?" and more in the question "What are the things which are consistently meaningful to me that I might touch base with in this new place?" or "How can I put myself in an internal space to experience the remarkable place I intend to travel in, even if I don't move through the usual stops?" People should try less to have THE experience and do all the things and instead try to find their kind of experience.

@ratgirl13 8 месяцев назад

Like everything else-there’s a right way to be an “influencer” and a wrong way-I’m not an influencer, that being said people will do stupid things when out wherever, influencer to not-bucket listers and just the clueless. They will get themselves (and sometimes, others) into situations that can be potentially dangerous or life threatening; I think the best thing that we can do is not be influenced by the people you speak about in this video-we have brains, let’s try to use those to the best of our abilities.

@Hunter-kh7li 8 месяцев назад

Enjoy your videos. You sound like the RU-vidr Tom Jump

@Tbone1492 8 месяцев назад

Mt. Everest is the biggest scam i ever been to. I had the worst experience there. Great break-downs🙏

@normblais5120 8 месяцев назад

Excellent presentation 👍👍

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@eprohoda 8 месяцев назад

At. Yo. insane video! have a nice day!

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Thanks! You too!

@Duchess1990 8 месяцев назад

Ok I get it, but as someone who is planning a trip to Yellowstone, how am I supposed to know where to start or what the best trails are? It’s a gigantic place. “Just be at one with nature” is great advice, and I plan to do so, but I also need to know where to go in order to increase the chances of getting the experience I want. And yeah, fuck all those people who disrespect nature and/or approach wildlife, I’m obviously with you on that. But I don’t see what’s wrong with someone sharing their experiences and suggestions for a certain National park 🤷🏼‍♀️

@asimovstarling8806 8 месяцев назад

My bucket list includes making it to 80 without losing most of my organs and without ever seeing a bear or big cat in person in the wild, Marrying the woman I love debt free and living in a home I built, and Planting a tree whose shade I will never sit in that children will be picking fruit from over a century after I'm dead and gone.

@bigolboomerbelly4348 7 месяцев назад

How do you avoid Moose? That's what worries me.

@winwin2369 8 месяцев назад

Pls work on using a prof mic. Audio sounds very muted

@kirisaki5584 7 месяцев назад

I definitely get the negative impact of internet trends, but you're too dismissive of these lists and their uses for a lot of people. I'd like to see Yellowstone one day, but for me, a European, it will probably be a once in a lifetime visit to the US, road tripping and leaving one to two days for this Yellowstone visit. Logically, I don't really want to rely on whims and instinct and not even look up the nicest trails and sights, since I will probably not have a second chance. I understand you've been there dozens of times, so it's worth it to dedicate several visits to whims and the paths less traveled. But I think that is not the reality for the majority of people who visit or want to visit this park one day.

@keyboardstalker4784 8 месяцев назад

I work late nights on 8 hour shifts 5 days a week. It’s kind of depressing to know I’ll never be able to experience nature like you do.

@NameWithheld-nm1es 8 месяцев назад

@keyboardstalker4784 There is always a way to experience nature. Resign yourself to weekend hikes. You might be exhausted from working all week, yet you'll be amazed at how invigorated you'll feel after your hike!

@dialac1 8 месяцев назад

I subscribed to your channel to send your videos to my friends cos as an average / hobbyist hiker, nowhere near what you do, I still tell my friends that nature, as beautiful as it is, must be respected cos it can turn deadly in a split of a second. This social media age has really done significant harm to these natural spaces and also gives a lot of false information to the uneducated about what to do expect and how to behave when in these parts. It’s crazy PS, I use my PlayStation to watch youtube. Only your popular videos and your playlists show up on my youtube app on PlayStation. I am not able to watch your latest videos unless I first watch a few seconds on my iPhone and then go to my history on the PS5. I don’t know if it’s something you can change from your end.

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the sub, and the feedback on your viewing experience! I’ll add a homepage playlist for my most recent videos. Let me know if that solves your issue.

@frisk151 8 месяцев назад

IF anyone comes to YT to learn anything, you are on the bottom side of a bad wave... Trust but verify.. There is a reason for "Peer Reviewed" Paper doctors thesis'... That would be Fizzz D.. phd...

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

It very true, but I don't think many people understand the concept of peer-reviewed research and that while not perfect, it's often more reliable than the information they get online.

@frisk151 8 месяцев назад

@@HomeInWildSpaces And, this is exactly the problem with people who read something on the internet / online... The gravitate often to what they want to hear without getting solid information, or at least being critical thinkers.. The amount of 'rubbish' I hear when I am around some people's kids would be hilarious, if it were funny. One universal 'trait' most exibit is being pizzed off when they are questioned about it... Facts? YES, my friend told me so.... I'd "lol" but its scary...

@nomadpurple6154 8 месяцев назад

Online doesn't make something inherently unreliable. There are many science, history etc lectures from universities online. There is the lawnerd community with responsible lawyers, giving many different shades of law knowledge to many cases. There is also my favourite Divetalk which gives informative reactions to scare stories about diving and caving. If you search for experts and people prepared to see both sides or say I don't know, then you are certainly getting information which is as reliable as found IRL. As someone with an interest in archaeology I am frequently disappointed by the papers that endlessly conclude 'ritual uses' for sites which could more mundane answers. (and I don't believe the Younger Dryas aliens which exists in all medias, printed, TV & online)

@nomadpurple6154 8 месяцев назад

As someone who travelled in the days of Lonely Planet books, there have always been folks who insist there are 'must do s' My first ever trip I was heading in the opposite direction to most and quickly learn that judgement of the people and if they are similar to you is most important. When exchanging stories, learning to discount 'it's a great place' from those who are seeking something else from their trip is necessary. As is the underlying cruelty of the 'you should've come' or 'you missed out' comments from the mean spirited 'I'm a better traveller than you are' brigade.

@eh3477 8 месяцев назад

This video is primarily about the negative effects of influencers and outdoor travel. A worthy topic that could use 2++ hours! It's minimally about National Parks, and could ideally be removed from the title. The part about Sequoia Park is pretty under informed.... Yes, Utah legislators have tried to remove protections from public lands, but they've been attempting that for over 20 years, and they renew their efforts with every sympathetic administration. You seem to be arguing that influencers are bad, and you're a good influencer.... instead? The real issue is that so many people get information from RU-vid, instead of from lived experience. Makes me sad for what others are missing. 😟 Thanks for your Banff bear video.

@HomeInWildSpaces 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your feedback. I'd say, I'm arguing that good information is good, and bad information is bad. And that either can come from just about any source. I agree with you that there's little substitute for lived experience. However, even lived experience is often problematic. I could easily conclude that because I've never been in a serious car accident that seat belts are overrated and unnecessary. People frequently learn the wrong lesson from lived experience. It's quite easy to behave irresponsibly in the backcountry, or fall for bad advice online that is sympathetic to one's personal experience and not see an immediate consequence for that misstep. My upcoming video on bear deterrents will discuss in more detail. The benefit of books, RU-vid channels and more is that they offer the opportunity to learn from other people and their experience and objective data. Unfortunately, thanks to numerous flaws in the influencer market, it can be very difficult to find quality resources. I'm hoping to make it easy to find quality resources in a world awash in bad resources. Much more to come. Thanks again!

@TheElcollin 8 месяцев назад

Boy this comes off as pretentious. We get it, grass good, phone bad.

@Roadwarior2 8 месяцев назад

I mean between the two, it's obviously a firearm, and at least a 30 caliber rifle/magnum or greater at that. There's a reason you're legally required to posses a firearm when in polar bear country, and not bear mace. Of course this is with the knowledge that the best deterrent against bear attacks is giving them plenty of space, containing food and food waste, not travelling alone, and doing nothing to antagonize the bear.

@CoryTheRaven 8 месяцев назад

I don't think there's anything wrong with a list of favourite things in a national park, or a list of recommendations, but sadly too many of these "must dos" are made by the uninformed for the ignorant. The one that killed me was a Top 10 of Glacier National Park... That included sites from BOTH Glacier National Parks, the one in Montana and the one in British Columbia 🤦

@ldeadpirate9432 8 месяцев назад

Got to two and a half minutes, dude still ain't getting to the point. Unsubbed and left -there's too much ai videos wasting our time, the last thing we need is for the humans to waste our time never getting to the point. Goodbye, and good riddance

@Tornadospeed10 8 месяцев назад

You sound like a moron. You could’ve just left and unsubbed without commenting, but instead you showed everyone who ever watches this video how dumb you are