The tourist was established in the culture of capitalism. We request a pilgrim figure

Venice is simply a immense museum whose inhabitants are brought to the function of surviving exhibits. The only thing missing from the city is wickets and admission fees. Although it sounds like modern malcontinence, this is precisely what American author Henry James made in the late 19th century, with an undisclosed superiority looking at tourists wandering Piazza San Marco. His words were [...]