What happens when nature goes viral?

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  • How geotagged photos harm nature.
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    Horseshoe Bend used to be a little-known roadside view of the Colorado River in Page, Arizona. But over the past few years, the spot has witnessed a dramatic increase in popularity. The main culprit for that uptick? Instagram. It’s now one of many hidden treasures across America that have become too popular for their own good - requiring extensive redesign to protect the visitors and the environment. With visitation at a record 84 million in 2017, America’s national parks are more popular than ever - and social media is rewriting the rules of how and why people visit them.
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  • @Vox
    @Vox  5 років тому +640

    Geotagging, Instagram pop-up experiences, scent... marketing? We're breaking it all down in The Goods, our new series on why we buy the things we buy: bit.ly/2zcJ2pC

    • @keepsmiling5937
      @keepsmiling5937 5 років тому +3

      Cool!

    • @harshdhankar6059
      @harshdhankar6059 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/BRcMHxz0Hfg/v-deo.html I want you people to watch this one.

    • @mariosolorzano7657
      @mariosolorzano7657 5 років тому +1

      See my profile picture... I'm glad I didn't geo tagged it because its an amazing sight and only about 100 people have ever been there... private property that belongs to a us.. thats part of Zion national park.

    • @balajprasanna
      @balajprasanna 5 років тому

      The Goods. Is it Good, like the opposite of Bad? Or is it Goods like cargo and stuff? How to pronounce?

    • @JavierFernandez01
      @JavierFernandez01 5 років тому

      Never been so glad to read the word "viral".

  • @CoderShare
    @CoderShare 5 років тому +4239

    This is a warning. When you find a hidden gem. Keep it Hidden.

  • @Aaa-ho3sq
    @Aaa-ho3sq 5 років тому +5011

    It takes millions of years for this kind of stuff to form but we can destroy it so quickly.

    • @xerethas
      @xerethas 5 років тому +105

      Yes, destroying things is quicker than building things. I think that's pretty well known.

    • @Aaa-ho3sq
      @Aaa-ho3sq 5 років тому +39

      ​@@xerethas , thanks, cos I didn't know that.
      I'm just trying to highlight that because I think it's unfortunate how easily it can be ruined, and how long it took nature to slowly and naturally make the rock. Us humans can't simply build it again, but we _can_ destroy it.

    • @cpufreak101
      @cpufreak101 5 років тому +22

      @@xerethas remember that duck bill rock that some tourists destroyed in just a couple of seconds when it was standing for thousands of years?

    • @serenaelanordir6717
      @serenaelanordir6717 5 років тому +7

      Took a Tree as an example, it took Year's to grow and yet destroying it / cutting it only take few minutes

    • @vivigesso3756
      @vivigesso3756 5 років тому +4

      Liberals want to tax it and spend on illegals.

  • @teamarie4172
    @teamarie4172 5 років тому +3981

    *"How will anyone know where you are? How will they know you were there if you aren't in the picture?"*
    Recently learned that this is the mentality. I went on a trip this summer and was made fun of for taking pictures of nature that didn't have me in them and weren't panoramic enough to see where I actually was. The photos were for me to remember the beautiful details that I saw and appreciated, not to show everyone my stupid face in front of a landmark.

    • @super117knight
      @super117knight 5 років тому +219

      totally agree
      ppl just have damn self esteem problems

    • @Deepanair-bh6ve
      @Deepanair-bh6ve 5 років тому +192

      This. And I don't get the appeal of plastering your own face in every picture?

    • @jackchow4316
      @jackchow4316 5 років тому +95

      I agree. We don’t need photos of ourselves to prove to anybody that we’ve been there.

    • @super117knight
      @super117knight 5 років тому +62

      @@Deepanair-bh6ve everybody seems to try to imitate what superstars are doing thinking its gonna make them happy

    • @tamasvarga67
      @tamasvarga67 5 років тому +3

      Nicely said...

  • @DarkPrice8
    @DarkPrice8 5 років тому +4063

    I bet most of those people don't even care about it and do it solely for the instagram likes and fame.

    • @kenu3884
      @kenu3884 5 років тому +39

      DarkPrice8 okay? it doesnt really change their impact whether or not they care about it.

    • @sarcasticismyname3615
      @sarcasticismyname3615 5 років тому +176

      Right? It’s just so shallow to the point that social media becomes revolting to me. It’s disgusting, to be frank.

    • @realshaoran4514
      @realshaoran4514 5 років тому +4

      This was my thought as well.

    • @plusyourmomequals
      @plusyourmomequals 5 років тому +28

      Yeah. Copy and paste personality.

    • @Deepanair-bh6ve
      @Deepanair-bh6ve 5 років тому +4

      Disgusting.

  • @Trihawk7
    @Trihawk7 5 років тому +2385

    Nature got that clout

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 4 роки тому +35

      When a rock is more popular than you

    • @z1pline487
      @z1pline487 3 роки тому +5

      Congrats! Fox has hearted you. Don’t edit it!

    • @sauviel6296
      @sauviel6296 3 роки тому +2

      @Abdullah AlMamun Ox

  • @pegeonpera
    @pegeonpera 5 років тому +2995

    When something like this happens in India, that 'lanscape' gradually transforms to 'landfill'

    • @manishchandra7551
      @manishchandra7551 5 років тому +7

      where?

    • @rishibehal3393
      @rishibehal3393 5 років тому +141

      @@manishchandra7551 well an example in my hometown-Robbers cave and Sahartradhara springs

    • @pegeonpera
      @pegeonpera 5 років тому +95

      @@rishibehal3393 Exactly! In Dehradun, Sahastradhara springs have been reduced to sorry state over the years due to over tourism

    • @jonaqpetla_
      @jonaqpetla_ 5 років тому +71

      @Regrettable Major Jhooth toh nahi bol rahe hai na? Hum log har jagah gandagi phailate hai, kyuki kisi ne sikhaya nahi ki aisa nahi karna chahiye. Aise harkato ko chupayenge toh yeh problem chalti jayegi. Aise batein bahar nikalne chahiye, logo ko sharam aani chahiye, tabhi toh log sudherenge. Hai na?
      I'm not saying we are uniquely destructive. But our laws don't punish the litterbugs, we're not equipped to handle the offenders. More often than not, we throw wrappers out of our cars, spit on public roads, our children destroy communal properties; not because they are terrible or something, but because they never learned that it was a bad thing. These discussions need to get into public spaces in order to build the awareness.

    • @nitadani1224
      @nitadani1224 5 років тому +27

      Yeah Indonesia too. Especially Bali.

  • @rea8585
    @rea8585 5 років тому +3226

    That's crazy: wherever you throw a couple of humans there's going to be some problem.

    • @erikamazza-smith3123
      @erikamazza-smith3123 5 років тому +5

      i don't agree- please read braiding sweetgrass

    • @URKillingme100
      @URKillingme100 5 років тому +6

      Quick Fix - Yes, that's why I say stay the heck off of Mars!

    • @pedronunes3063
      @pedronunes3063 5 років тому +5

      @Bhavesh Chouhan Don't pretend you didn't understand.

    • @dominic8054
      @dominic8054 5 років тому +1

      Why do you comment so much

    • @jeffersonnoble8921
      @jeffersonnoble8921 5 років тому +4

      Like what your parents did.....a problem

  • @ilikechez5775
    @ilikechez5775 3 роки тому +121

    I live about 30 minutes from Hocking Hills in Ohio. You can't even sit and enjoy the forest anymore, all you hear is people talking and yelling, there are initials engraved on EVERYTHING, and plants are torn apart for paths

    • @leaf2180
      @leaf2180 2 роки тому +2

      Fr xD i made a 2 mile walk to Cedar Falls from Rose Lake and you couldn't even take a picture without 100 people in it. Didn't matter what angle. The whole way there we were constantly walking by people, always had people behind us or in front of us.

  • @confused_beekeeper
    @confused_beekeeper 3 роки тому +133

    I’m a deep-mountain ghost town and a abandoned mineshaft explorer. I frequently have people ask me where my pictures come from. But I never tell them, because those little havens of adventure are so, so tricky to find. I don’t want them destroyed by human traffic. Keep your best finds private. Sure, maybe post about them. But don’t tag them. Make people do the work, and hopefully they never find your spots ha😂
    I found a crystal cave deep within a 150+ year old mineshaft. One of the coolest places I’ve ever been. Some of these crystals were up to a foot long and all pearly white. But all were incredibly delicate. A slight touch of a finger would snap them off. I may have been the first person to find that cave since the mine was sealed off 150 years ago, because if people knew where that cave was it would have been promptly destroyed. If the cave were made mainstreams, the crystals would be broken off as souvenirs or shattered for the sheer satisfaction of crushing them.
    Keep yo he best places to yourself.

    • @amylau4086
      @amylau4086 3 роки тому +21

      That's so cool! I can definitely understand not wanting to share those findings at all. I like natural landscapes, and I feel so disappointed when I see people all over the place just for pictures. I don't use any social media apps, so I hope that I won't be as tempted to share places like that.

    • @SaynaTheSpiffy
      @SaynaTheSpiffy 2 роки тому

      Did they form before or after the mineshaft was there?

  • @evolvve
    @evolvve 5 років тому +219

    I believe it’s also important for photographers not to be standing in areas you’re not supposed to. Those photographs influence other people to do the same. There’s an Iceland petition going around, because people constantly step on the moss and go off the path where there are greenery trying to grow. So much of these Instagram photographers do this just to get likes and the erosion begins. Don’t encourage bad behavior! Thanks for making this video.

    • @peepeetrain8755
      @peepeetrain8755 4 роки тому +8

      in Australia, they are preventing this by having 'native plants regrowth' areas, where it is forbidden to go in there. it is fenced off, with a big sign. and a lot of the times, it is a result of wore down places that have been destroyed.

    • @johnsimon8158
      @johnsimon8158 3 роки тому +4

      And ofcourse they just go trample the flower beds and lie all over the flower beds, destroying the beauty for their beautiful astonishing amazing photo that they'll forget about in a month or two

    • @somenerdyblonde
      @somenerdyblonde 2 роки тому

      +

  • @alexw9020
    @alexw9020 5 років тому +594

    3:00 she has a pet human on her shoulder

  • @LashanR
    @LashanR 5 років тому +1758

    After travelling all over Iceland, I can say for certain that Instagram has absolutely ruined the entire south of the country

    • @buchanan9000
      @buchanan9000 5 років тому +9

      How so?

    • @g_cooper
      @g_cooper 5 років тому +161

      you can't just say that and not explain why. And please don't say because of people.

    • @rea8585
      @rea8585 5 років тому +23

      I was there 5 years ago, it was gorgeous, what has changed since?

    • @NHC2000
      @NHC2000 5 років тому +64

      @@g_cooper and why would you think it is? Cause of the rice with chicken ceremonies? Of course is cause of the disease we call humans.

    • @g_cooper
      @g_cooper 5 років тому +2

      @@NHC2000 I meant like lots of people being about, not necessarily human's actions

  • @jypinch
    @jypinch 5 років тому +3111

    When a rock gets more likes than you

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 5 років тому +109

      To be fair, it's a beautiful rock

    • @kaiju2127
      @kaiju2127 5 років тому +40

      @@BothHands1 which means I'm not beautifull enough 😭😭😭

    • @gameplaychannel1309
      @gameplaychannel1309 5 років тому +28

      @@foofer22 but your using one to write ur commet

    • @Lord_Magikarp
      @Lord_Magikarp 5 років тому +4

      Life is hard...

    • @CorporateShill
      @CorporateShill 5 років тому +2

      gameplay Channel
      UA-cam comments can be typed on a desktop. Remember what a computer is, oh, you're too young to understand what that is. And its you're*

  • @colonelcorazonsantiago7335
    @colonelcorazonsantiago7335 5 років тому +1684

    More videos like this please, Vox!

    • @qurboalitmhmazod9038
      @qurboalitmhmazod9038 5 років тому

      Colonel Corazón Santiago ✌️💌😉

    • @RBuckminsterFuller
      @RBuckminsterFuller 5 років тому

      Oh SMAC.

    • @daviddavidson1417
      @daviddavidson1417 5 років тому +7

      @Austin Hernandez Maybe you've been lied to by Fox News.

    • @Debre.
      @Debre. 5 років тому +10

      @Austin Hernandez
      You're thinking about FOX, not VOX.

    • @metanumia
      @metanumia 5 років тому

      @Colonel Corazon Santiago This is Academician Prokhor Zakharov, I agree with you Col. Santiago, Vox should also cover the outbreak of mind-worms that's ravaging the colonies. Would you like to form an alliance against Morgan Industries? I can offer technological research and credits. Our biomedical advances are groundbreaking and I think your elite military forces could benefit from it. Zakharov Out.

  • @kruemelmonster6000
    @kruemelmonster6000 5 років тому +118

    Reminds me of the saying:
    the tourist destroys
    what he is looking for
    by finding it.

  • @hmmm9658
    @hmmm9658 5 років тому +459

    one of the reasons i dont like going to the well known parts of nature, there plenty of beauty to be seen without thousands of extremely irritating tourists where you can go at your own pace and try to not leaving a mess

    • @agentice7718
      @agentice7718 5 років тому +1

      So what if the tourists home is a boring shithole with no interesting places

    • @hmmm9658
      @hmmm9658 5 років тому +24

      @@agentice7718 i dont mean dont go to cool places, i mean go to places that aren't well known. There is so much beauty but everyone huddles around a couple of spots to get 'the perfect picture'

    • @agentice7718
      @agentice7718 5 років тому

      @@hmmm9658 get what you mean but nowadays if you dont have a picture of it it didn't happen for others or you simply dont remember much

    • @hmmm9658
      @hmmm9658 5 років тому

      @Young Thinker - iuvenis animo uk

    • @TheCriminalViolin
      @TheCriminalViolin 5 років тому +5

      Who cares if others say and believe it never happened without pictures? It's a waste of time to try to please anyone, let alone to care about such pointless things. @@agentice7718

  • @Litchi91
    @Litchi91 5 років тому +97

    1:13 people be like "can't wait to go and take exactly the same photo as everyone else!"

  • @allthingsfascinating
    @allthingsfascinating 5 років тому +1894

    When Nature goes viral it loses all its subscribers, I guess.

    • @deltabeta5527
      @deltabeta5527 5 років тому +2

      Nice one

    • @macarioseko5686
      @macarioseko5686 5 років тому

      Lol

    • @Lucas-il5lb
      @Lucas-il5lb 5 років тому +2

      For some reason, I just love liking a comment when there are 665 likes so that their are 666 likes :)

    • @deltabeta5527
      @deltabeta5527 5 років тому +4

      @@Lucas-il5lbIt was 667 so I removed my like to make it 666 again

    • @amdperacha
      @amdperacha 5 років тому

      Deep

  • @Bozo825
    @Bozo825 3 роки тому +28

    As someone who’s planning on becoming a conservation officer, stuff like this annoys me. There are way too many people like this.. care more about a picture for social media than about the environment they took the photo in.

  • @emmaforti4672
    @emmaforti4672 5 років тому +90

    My mother is a botanic professor and my father was a free climber, so they have educated my family to know and respect nature, to not leave any mark when we visit wild places. It makes me feel anxious and angry that so many people don't even care about what they're causing.

  • @gatogordo2197
    @gatogordo2197 3 роки тому +22

    That's why I hardly take pictures whenever I go hiking. Maybe one or two and I still don't post it on social media.

  • @megm9431
    @megm9431 5 років тому +898

    In China you can hold a baby panda for about $300. Would you pay?
    Now would you still do it if you couldn’t take a picture?
    I feel like we don’t do thing any more because we enjoy them. We do ‘adventures’ because we need to prove we are interesting.

    • @PauaP
      @PauaP 5 років тому +47

      Ehhhh... tbh its rather more of an experience more than anything, a good conversation between your friends. Also who doesn't want to hold a baby panda? That's the most adorabale thing out there.

    • @Ambigious
      @Ambigious 5 років тому +12

      Meg M
      Your view of others is very extreme I may say

    • @hudsonm1118
      @hudsonm1118 5 років тому +29

      If I was paying three hundred dollars, I would want a picture so I could remember the experience? Not just to post on social media.

    • @TheCriminalViolin
      @TheCriminalViolin 5 років тому +12

      Sadly I agree with the last part for the large majority of humanity. A weird obsession for looking for relevance, attention, fame and "clout". As for me, I'd never even consider doing it, weather I could or couldn't take a picture or video, nor would I ever consider it if I was paid to do it.

    • @Gr95dc
      @Gr95dc 5 років тому +5

      Some people indeed do it because of that. Quite pathetic

  • @MegaGabriel2013
    @MegaGabriel2013 5 років тому +199

    Man this videos' art, soundtrack and overall quality are mesmerizing

    • @sharsasuke01
      @sharsasuke01 5 років тому +2

      Vox's production is always next level. Check out their Hong Kong neon lights episode.

    • @corruptedteka
      @corruptedteka 4 роки тому

      I agree.

  • @hameley12
    @hameley12 5 років тому +777

    I agree that traveling is great but going in and destroying the landscape and/or ecology should not be great. In other words, Protected Areas or Conservation Areas should be respected. The littering, cutting down trees, hunting, etc. It should not happen in the first place.
    We have only one home in the universe please use #LeaveNoTrace #KeepOurHomeSave to remind yourself. I already have it written on my wallet. 🌍 🌎 🏞

    • @DulceAdiccionOriginal
      @DulceAdiccionOriginal 5 років тому +1

      You are selfish

    • @sarcasticismyname3615
      @sarcasticismyname3615 5 років тому +6

      Footsteps also contribute to the changing of landscapes. With a million people trekking there every year, it’s gonna change significantly anyways. Imo, they should just set a quota everyday in order to mitigate such effects, but that idea sounds ridiculous in itself. I just don’t understand why people are so obsessed with posting images of these places on social media. It’s just so... shallow.

    • @bumpygumpson
      @bumpygumpson 5 років тому +1

      There is nothing wrong with hunting. Sometimes it’s even requested to keep populations down.

    • @TheCriminalViolin
      @TheCriminalViolin 5 років тому +5

      Did you completely ignore the "in protected and conservation areas"? In those ares it should never be done. In other areas however that aren't under conservation and/or protection, nor are refuges would and is totally okay and fine to hunt in. But it is also that typical human arrogance of wanting to try to control and keep other animals populations down and "in control", but not our own. No, we just keep being parasites we are, exploiting the earth, nature and each other, because that's what parasites do. @@bumpygumpson

    • @YourMajesty143
      @YourMajesty143 5 років тому +3

      @@bumpygumpson - If hunting were truly a solution to overpopulation, then why is overpopulation still a problem? Hunting used to be seasonal, and now you see it becoming more widespread and year-round. There's no way animals are reproducing & overpopulating that fast. Hunting is a profitable business, so it's no surprise that they artificially drive up populations of animals so that hunters will continue to come back to purchase permits & hunting gear. They rotate the hunting lands, so that hunters only kill in one area while giving animals a chance to repopulate in other areas. And that rotation is also coupled with hunting the strongest animals, which removes the alpha male. And alpha male mates with females at a ratio of 1 male to every 8 females. When you kill the big buck, you allow beta males to mate at a ratio of 1 male for every 1 female. So there's more pregnancies as a result. In nature, apex predators hunt the weakest prey which strengthens the gene pool of that species. That's why sharks and lions are so important, bc they ensure that only the fittest survive. Hunting doesn't work like that. It's not selective at all, and even when it is selective, we kill the stronger animals bc they look better hanging up on our walls. Overall, humans are indiscriminate killing machines and there's no excuse for our abuse of nature. We irreversibly damage the ecosystem, bc of the way we irresponsibly kill animals. Even in agriculture, we excessively breed animals to the point we deplete so much of our resources to raise them. It takes more land, water, food, and fuel to raise animals. It's cheaper & less resources to raise veggies. Yet our greed exceeds our needs. There's no excuse for it.

  • @fy25song
    @fy25song 5 років тому +557

    Geotagging isn’t the issue. The issue is human nature. People will always leave trash everywhere. Maybe a good solution would be to start ticketing people by strict law enforcement.

    • @CardsNHorns04
      @CardsNHorns04 5 років тому +43

      Saber Uddin I think the issue is that these hidden gems are still out there. So the explorers that go find it, and take pictures, don't want it to "go viral" because it brings in douchebags who want to see something awesome but doesn't respect the natural surroundings.

    • @jayvee1770
      @jayvee1770 5 років тому +46

      Human nature has to be one of the laziest explanations for an issue that was nonexistent just a few decades ago. And ticketing has always been enforced and fines are higher in national parks. Doesn’t mean there’s a park ranger who is able to hover over every single park guest

    • @RicardoPetinga
      @RicardoPetinga 5 років тому +39

      That's a false dichotomy. Geotagging is indeed an issue because that's what informs other people of the locations. Of course that too many humans aren't ecologically minded and that's another issue that needs to be addressed and corrected through education, and it *can* be corrected. But since we know the negative impact of environmentally uneducated humans, then geotagging is undoubtedly an issue.

    • @fy25song
      @fy25song 5 років тому +6

      As humans we have the right to explore and see new places. Technology have made that easier for us.
      With that being said, those ecosystems are certainly affected by human activities (such as build up of trash). But I’m sure we can find ways to protect the newly discovered nature scenes from human activities.

    • @pedronunes3063
      @pedronunes3063 5 років тому +12

      The issue is that people leave trash. It's not the human nature, that doesn't makes sense. If I use a reutilisable bottle I don't leave trash. It's not a problem that is unsolvable, people leaving trash is only spreading because we are consuming more and think that we arent the problem because "we are too small". Basically a tragedy of the commons worldwide.

  • @cd6163
    @cd6163 5 років тому +12

    It’s kinda sad when secret places like that suddenly blow up, idk why but seeing that parking lot being built along the secret trail really made me feel annoyed/upset

  • @lauraoe3974
    @lauraoe3974 5 років тому +22

    I saw this happen at the pont d‘arc in Vallon, France, just two years ago you had to walk through a small forest next to a tiny parking. There was no space to lay next to the water and the whole area was wild and uncontrolled. This year it was easily accessible even for people with wheelchairs and the walls wich naturally had holes in them were covered in concrete so people wouldn’t climb them. They restructured the whole landscape, basically for Instagram

  • @idontthinkso2431
    @idontthinkso2431 5 років тому +129

    3:49 You can imagine some of the 40.000 people was peeing and maybe pooing in that water-source 🤮

    • @tristanmoller9498
      @tristanmoller9498 5 років тому +5

      I’m pretty sure they still have filters at the plant. While animals probably have been peeing in there regularly, I’m assuming #2 wasn’t really done by humans

    • @animewatch4213
      @animewatch4213 4 роки тому +7

      The mayor should start taxing the tourist so they can build water filters.

    • @chongjunxiang3002
      @chongjunxiang3002 4 роки тому

      Muddy shoe print would be worse

  • @sheldonnez09
    @sheldonnez09 3 роки тому +11

    Horseshoe bend was only for Navajo people, now the white aliens even charge Navajos to enter the horse shoe bend spot. Ridiculous.

  • @DeesBees76
    @DeesBees76 5 років тому +81

    As with many things in life, stupid people ruin it for everyone else. Anyone enjoying the wonders of nature should be doing everything they can to not leave behind anything in the process.

  • @jkc-kp
    @jkc-kp 5 років тому +34

    I've never looked at it this way before. This is why I love Vox. They bring awareness to problems you never thought existed. 👏🏻

  • @el.262
    @el.262 5 років тому +226

    earth is not benefitting from us lol

    • @Mucving
      @Mucving 5 років тому +21

      We are not benefitting from us. Earth will be here long after we are gone.

    • @brainquake4413
      @brainquake4413 5 років тому +2

      Earth is mde for us

    • @andydavis3075
      @andydavis3075 5 років тому +4

      That shouldn't matter are evolutionary goal is to carry on our species and advance as a species, earth is just a humans play ground.

    • @unematrix
      @unematrix 5 років тому +14

      it's a planet. the concept of 'benefitting' doesn't exist for a planet.

    • @Mucving
      @Mucving 5 років тому +10

      @@brainquake4413 pompous and egocentric claim :)

  • @TheFourthWinchester
    @TheFourthWinchester 5 років тому +66

    Ironic that the biggest polluters in the world are talking about preserving the environment without doing anything about it.

    • @Zack2G
      @Zack2G 5 років тому +6

      Do you mean China?

    • @leaf2180
      @leaf2180 2 роки тому +1

      @Boden McDaniel i believe that's Mexico.

  • @RedRose1010100
    @RedRose1010100 5 років тому +12

    It's happening everywhere! I have some of the clearest water in the world in my countryside, but so many people are visiting it (lighting fires and using the bushes as toilets), so the clarity is going fast!!

  • @parkera1714
    @parkera1714 5 років тому +6

    I live about 15 minutes away from Kannaraville Falls, and there has been a lot of talk saying they’ll limit the amount of people able to go a year 😔

  • @evergreenrodeo
    @evergreenrodeo 5 років тому +31

    I love going to National parks and out in nature but I feel as though some people go only for the picture. They don't appreciate being there or don't truly experience it because they just want the photo to share.

  • @rumijuhari7707
    @rumijuhari7707 5 років тому +80

    Vox's content is too good

  • @painexotic3757
    @painexotic3757 5 років тому +120

    Always go to locations where there are little tourists. Places with alot of tourism usually are super overrated and have alot of tourist traps. Do your research and stay away from popular destinations.

    • @signupstuff
      @signupstuff 5 років тому +15

      Right but.. that's exactly what people are doing, and what this video was about. People scan the internet for 'hidden' locations, not the ones that are advertised in all the tourist books. But once that information is out those locations, which don't have the necessary infrastructure, get swamped really fast. Once that place becomes too crowded it's on to the next 'hidden' location.

    • @stjepo91
      @stjepo91 5 років тому +19

      Actually how about you do exactly the opposite, you ONLY go where there is already tourism infrastructure and leave places like this alone? How bout that?

    • @kombuchas4684
      @kombuchas4684 5 років тому

      How do you find those places then?

    • @painexotic3757
      @painexotic3757 5 років тому +2

      @@stjepo91 No thanks. I'll go wherever I like :)

    • @painexotic3757
      @painexotic3757 5 років тому +4

      @@kombuchas4684 Google, books, travel guides, talking to locals (have to be weary where you ask. Never ask someone in a tourist trap location.), talking to travelers (there are plenty of travel blogs out there that explore underrated areas), or simply going exploring around the area (after taking safety precautions) on your own terms lol. You can google nearby cities or places of the city you plan on going to, for example.

  • @intreoo
    @intreoo 2 роки тому

    This is one reason I find joy in exploring lesser known places. There is something so special about going to place only you and a few others know about and keeping it that way.

  • @marissasugarstar2098
    @marissasugarstar2098 5 років тому +14

    I live in Utah and I've seen the way tourism has affected some of my favorite trails...

    • @gabe9414
      @gabe9414 5 років тому +6

      Marissa Sugarstar I do too. I have seen a lot of people just ruin amazing trails. There used to be some dinosaur tracks near me...

  • @patrickwalker6698
    @patrickwalker6698 5 років тому +31

    I say to not litter at all anywhere.

  • @travelator3035
    @travelator3035 4 роки тому +4

    When a picturesque location gets far too many people than needed, it ceases to become a picturesque location.

  • @benr3799
    @benr3799 4 роки тому +1

    This is an amazing piece; describing how social media DIRECTLY affects Mother Nature is eye-opening and leaves us with much to ponder

  • @britshell
    @britshell 5 років тому +144

    It gets ruined by normie tourists
    Whenever I share hiking photos I don't give specific locations, just a general geographic area. Keep secret spots a secret.

    • @AbdurrahmanZedSaeed
      @AbdurrahmanZedSaeed 5 років тому +6

      that's do as always,keeping secret always better

    • @wyattseim
      @wyattseim 5 років тому +2

      There are plenty of “secret” locations all over the southwest. Horseshoe is just an unfortunate case of not enough infrastructure for the hundreds of tour buses that come through that area constantly.

    • @MattCookOregon
      @MattCookOregon 5 років тому +3

      I dont think not sharing location helps that much. If your photo is inspiring, it will make people want to get out there. They will find some other secluded spot. Maybe it wasnt your specific spot but it is still something in nature.

    • @sarahchristina666
      @sarahchristina666 5 років тому +5

      what do you consider a "normie tourist"?
      everyone who travels is a tourist, if its the first time or the 50th time that year, ther's no special/better leauge or tourist class

    • @britshell
      @britshell 5 років тому +11

      Sarah, if you don't understand the difference, you're one of them.

  • @ameliadeering8843
    @ameliadeering8843 5 років тому +5

    this happened in England over the summer when Cornwall went viral for its beaches like Pedn Vounder... there was a public statement trying to get tourists to visit other beaches because Pedn Vounder got so overcrowded.

  • @OhThatNathan
    @OhThatNathan 5 років тому +2

    Great video! While geotagging as overcrowded many national and regional parks, it has also contributed to the increased awareness of environmental issues. I think it's a great thing that people are exploring and appreciating nature more, so long as they are doing it responsibly!

  • @marenabishop
    @marenabishop 3 роки тому +1

    9 years ago I worked at Jacob Lake Inn and my coworkers showed me Horseshoe Bend and Kanarraville. I’m grateful I got to experience them before they became overrun.

  • @nitadani1224
    @nitadani1224 5 років тому +13

    America was so lucky. If there are viral place in Bali, Indonesia. It will be landfill soon.

    • @swissbreeze
      @swissbreeze 4 роки тому +3

      Nita Dani Bali is a landfill

  • @isaachlloyd
    @isaachlloyd 4 роки тому +3

    I live in Kanarraville, Utah. I hiked the falls as a kid. We'd go every saturday, and all you'd ever see is other people you knew, if you even saw anyone. We haven't been able to go in the last two years. It costs money now, to reduce the amount of people who hike there, and it's way too popular. I love the tourists, and all these people who keep our little town alive, but the hike has gotten out of hand. Pretty sad.

  • @nik_evdokimov
    @nik_evdokimov 5 років тому

    Thanks for amazing series and this episode!

  • @allthingsfascinating
    @allthingsfascinating 5 років тому

    Every other day, a notification appears on my phone, and it's a high quality well researched and entertaining Vox video. Thanks for this guys, and inspiring a small UA-camr like me.

  • @mayam.3454
    @mayam.3454 5 років тому +3

    guys we have to be conscious and appreciate our wildlife. we can't keep being so unaware and selfish. it's not about us or our perfect instagram pics... be safe guys and don't be destructive. 💓

  • @mayspondmogul
    @mayspondmogul 5 років тому +4

    I have a hidden forest north of Seattle I Never post its location! Its my own forest left from the ice age where my dog runs off his leash. People dont share everything if u find a hidden gem keep it off social media put ur phone down.

  • @lastminutefilms9012
    @lastminutefilms9012 5 років тому

    Awesome video vox, would like to see more vids of these sorts of case studies!

  • @juno5756
    @juno5756 5 років тому

    I didn't know that Leave No Trace added social media & nature guidelines! That's really cool, I haven't really heard abt them since my summer camp/hiking phase, when social media hardly existed yet

  • @DanielkaElliott
    @DanielkaElliott 5 років тому +5

    this reminds me of that vlogbrothers video about the tree

  • @beatjunkybg
    @beatjunkybg 5 років тому +7

    It's so american how even a rock gets to have 450 parking spaces ASAP

  • @auki_8808
    @auki_8808 5 років тому

    this guy is one of my favorites on Vox now alongside the guy behind Borders,, his narration is amazing !!

  • @easyenglishwithjohn3380
    @easyenglishwithjohn3380 5 років тому

    I would thank you guys for sharing the video!
    I didn't know about the place before watching!
    However, as I can read in another comment, a stunning and impressive place as this could be hidden.

  • @Jaded42O
    @Jaded42O 3 роки тому +3

    This is a mix for a concern for the environment and wanting to feel special for knowing stuff everybody else doesn’t. We’re on the way out anyways, by 2050 let’s see where we’re at lol. Our existence on this planet will be 100 more years at the Max.

    • @psgamerhydra1364
      @psgamerhydra1364 3 роки тому

      Indeed we’ve dropped into something we can’t get out of and it’s only getting worse

  • @jaiswalji1
    @jaiswalji1 5 років тому +5

    This is my iPad Wallpaper!! And I didn't know that.

  • @vishwaskulkarni9211
    @vishwaskulkarni9211 2 роки тому +2

    4:43 when you only go for the leg day

  • @shamimazad007
    @shamimazad007 5 років тому

    Simply awesome video....love you Vox first borders now this....keep it on peeps...♥️♥️♥️

  • @PuriLime
    @PuriLime 5 років тому +4

    For those who are interested in further readings, this shift is generally categorized as the 'anthropocene' - the epoch in which we humans have a bigger affect on the landscape of the earth than any other factor. There are some wonderful documentaries and exhibits (for example, The Anthropocene, by Edward Burtynski) as well as a significant amount of literature (Donna Haraway, Anna Tsing, etc) speaking to the ways that we are irreversibly transforming the landscape. There's a lot of reflect on - I highly recommend you seek out this information if you're interested.

  • @bhaskarpaladugu5897
    @bhaskarpaladugu5897 3 роки тому +9

    Mommy bear to cub : This place used to be beautiful.
    Cub to mommy : What happened?
    Mommy bear to cub : Humans found it.

  • @JaredFrasier
    @JaredFrasier 5 років тому

    Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for finally giving this issue some coverage!

  • @CraigVanderGalien
    @CraigVanderGalien 5 років тому

    This is a great video! This phenomenon is huge in Hawaii, so many small local spots being taken over from geotagged photos. All the big photographers there are now leaving the location out of the post, probably for the better!

  • @pandagod4393
    @pandagod4393 5 років тому +7

    Too many people....

  • @tiquortoo
    @tiquortoo 2 роки тому +6

    The weird overtone that this is bad is more than a little off-putting. This is nearly exactly how the park system was created and it's definitely how they chose locations within parks, local knowledge and discovery of interesting places, for people to visit. Why would it not be done on an ongoing basis?

  • @than217
    @than217 3 роки тому +2

    I've definitely started worrying about this with my photos nowadays. I never did geotagged photos but always mentioned the names of places publicly on my photos online. One site I went to 3 years ago in New Mexico I had *never* seen anyone else ever mention the place before. Only tank trail dirt roads went there. Now I see that spot popping up every month in photos on multiple different platforms. I feel like my photos there contributed to it becoming more well known. Since that happened I've stopped mentioning exact locations.

  • @CulpepperConcepts
    @CulpepperConcepts 3 роки тому

    Leave no trace... I love it ❤️... Will implement this on my channel. Thank you! 🇹🇹

  • @brackpersian
    @brackpersian 5 років тому +19

    This is all fueled by people wanting to seek attention. In the end, it’s still human’s fault

  • @skamensch4306
    @skamensch4306 5 років тому +15

    Ich liebe die Saarschleife

  • @dude101cool
    @dude101cool 5 років тому

    dude the framing at 2:57 !!! sooooo goood

  • @HybridTrapMusic
    @HybridTrapMusic 5 років тому +2

    this gave us chills, such a great topic! 😁

  • @parasiticangel8330
    @parasiticangel8330 5 років тому +5

    What happens when nature goes viral?
    *Influenza Pandemic of 1918*

  • @jakartagamer6188
    @jakartagamer6188 5 років тому +4

    people are so dumb
    risking your life for just fame?
    what is this?
    people risking for goodness now that's just great
    i am really mad at this, you do this for things that didn't even exist
    people like mr.beast has it, popular but still have goodness in his heart

  • @painted_crimson
    @painted_crimson 5 років тому

    Super interesting Video, thanks Vox!

  • @montyi8
    @montyi8 4 роки тому +1

    Vox has great style of presenting video!

  • @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291
    @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291 5 років тому +4

    Leave nature alone

  • @shouryaseth5715
    @shouryaseth5715 5 років тому +3

    Its ok
    if they fall then they can just redeploy their glider

    • @PauaP
      @PauaP 5 років тому

      God I hate that I know what this means.

    • @shouryaseth5715
      @shouryaseth5715 5 років тому

      @@PauaP lmao

    • @forzaacmilan36
      @forzaacmilan36 5 років тому

      They fell before the update.

    • @shouryaseth5715
      @shouryaseth5715 5 років тому

      @@forzaacmilan36 OK so what they do is that they deploy like 2-3 balloons. Because 1 will mean they drop too fast. And if they do more than 3 they start flying. If they do not have balloons maybe they could pop down a port-a-fort and jump on it tires. If not then they have no choice but to use a grappling hook and hope that it works.

  • @rossstevenson2986
    @rossstevenson2986 5 років тому

    Speaking truths and opening up a bigger conversation. Great video

  • @Namuria
    @Namuria 3 роки тому

    I remember going there a few years back and we were like 10 people max at the site. It was so calming and incredibly scary at the same time because there was no deck or protection and it was rainy that day. I get why they are working on the safety surrounding the area for the locals and tourists

  • @MrJonLott
    @MrJonLott 5 років тому +11

    Instagram geotaggers are not responsible for the behavior of other people.

    • @Zack2G
      @Zack2G 5 років тому +4

      They 100% are resposible for enabling it.

    • @MrJonLott
      @MrJonLott 5 років тому +2

      @@Zack2G I don't blame the petrol stations for people smoking just because they sell cigs. I don't blame the supermarkets for obesity because they sell sugary garbage. I don't blame gun stores in America for violent gun crime. At the end of the day, adults have to be responsible for their own actions; we can't outsource blame to third parties because we're uncomfortable accepting responsibility ourselves.

  • @thesteadfastduelist6258
    @thesteadfastduelist6258 5 років тому +4

    What happens when nature goes viral?
    *All the normies shows up and ruins the place.*

  • @trailcampers
    @trailcampers 5 років тому

    Damn true.. thanks for making this, was hoping to find something like this to share with lots of people to educate them!!

  • @startatthemarket6768
    @startatthemarket6768 5 років тому +1

    Really thought provoking video. I know that growing up I was one of the few kids in my class that went hiking and backpacking on a regular basis. Most kids stayed in the city and played on their SNES. It makes me happy to see more people in awe of nature now, but how do we also preserve what is beautiful? This is going to be a hot issue for our generation.

  • @justinidle7086
    @justinidle7086 5 років тому +5

    How much years you guys think till we fully destroy earth?? Im saying 80 - 140 years

    • @carpo719
      @carpo719 5 років тому +2

      We could never dream of fully destroying Earth. We can only destroy ourselves and it will grow back

    • @shreyvaghela3963
      @shreyvaghela3963 5 років тому +3

      carpo719 I hope there is a great flood and we die in it.

    • @justinidle7086
      @justinidle7086 5 років тому

      @@carpo719 some stuff can be permanant damage

    • @PauaP
      @PauaP 5 років тому

      @@justinidle7086 Cuz we have SCIENCE!

    • @eegma5596
      @eegma5596 5 років тому

      Considering the human species have survived for at least 100,000 years on this planet, I'd say the odds of us dying anywhere near modern days are pretty slim.

  • @FactsInto
    @FactsInto 5 років тому +13

    guys please make a video about how poor people in Pakistan got billions of rupees mysteriously in their bank accounts please

    • @hmmm9658
      @hmmm9658 5 років тому +17

      billions of rupees? so like £2.06

    • @FactsInto
      @FactsInto 5 років тому +2

      @@hmmm9658 dude billions of rupees means millions of dollars !!!! understand

    • @fardimnazir666
      @fardimnazir666 5 років тому +6

      Source,please.

    • @andydavis3075
      @andydavis3075 5 років тому

      @@FactsInto
      That would mean inflation would destroy the Pakistani economy, this isn't a good thing.

    • @PauaP
      @PauaP 5 років тому

      @@andydavis3075 Agree, considering Pakistan's economy is somewhat pretty bad, with Pakistani people receiving billions of rupees, inflation rates are gonna be off the roof.

  • @lizd.2343
    @lizd.2343 5 років тому

    What awesome landscapes. I hope for the future that people are more careful about what they disturb.

  • @zshakoblahROBLOX
    @zshakoblahROBLOX 3 роки тому

    A nice reminder to find the undiscovered gems hidden right in our own areas.

  • @rc2884
    @rc2884 5 років тому +5

    I live two blocks from the Scarborough Bluffs a cliff escarpment overlooking Lake Ontario here in Toronto. Every week in the summer the fire department is called at least once to rescue someone who slips or gets hurt. Helicopter rescues have even attempted by the Coast Gaurd and Armed Forces. Erosion has led the city to put up fences blocking the views. They post police officers at the park on busy days but people still hop it to take pictures despite the $5000 fine.

  • @pineapple3832
    @pineapple3832 5 років тому +5

    We’re worried about a rock when we’re dumping millions of tons of co2 into the entire earths atmosphere? Let’s get our priorities straight

  • @the7311
    @the7311 5 років тому

    Vox you guys make amazing videos.

  • @easyenglishwithjohn3380
    @easyenglishwithjohn3380 5 років тому

    It's such a breathtaking video!
    It reflects all that is happening nowadays.
    We are so obsessed with SOCIAL MEDIA that we forget to look after our planet.
    As it is shown, we shouldn't hide a ton of stunning and overwhelming places like this.

    • @brianbethea3069
      @brianbethea3069 5 років тому

      We're so obsessed with social media that we forget to even look AT our planet. Everybody spends their whole visit with their faces planted on their phones taking pictures and selfies instead of taking in the scenery and making memories. Everybody says "I want pictures so that I can remember it better." All you're going to remember about it is taking pictures the entire time... And you're going to pick out a handful of those and throw out 90% of the rest. All that time could be spent exploring, being in awe of nature. I went to the Grand Canyon with my parents a couple of years ago and took 5 pictures over the course of the whole day, while they each took hundreds on their cameras and phones. What kind of experience with nature is that? I never look at the pictures I took because I remember the whole day vividly; I was so busy burning everything I could into my memory because of how blown away I was just looking at it. It's just so frustrating to go to these places and over the course of the day you see the vast majority of people with their faces buried in their phones the entire time taking pictures to put on Facebook.

  • @malacki6554
    @malacki6554 5 років тому +5

    Why do humans have to ruin everything🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @yungybn751
    @yungybn751 5 років тому +5

    I like boys

  • @TheBeardedBrosChannel
    @TheBeardedBrosChannel 5 років тому +1

    The only thing that gets me through the school year is knowing that I’ll get to be outside, exploring again in the summer.

  • @massimovisioni331
    @massimovisioni331 5 років тому

    I love VOX (and their subtitle, they are very helpful for me)