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Walking a lot so you can look at things your phone already showed you.
means The activity of visiting and looking at places, buildings, or scenery that are interesting, usually as a tourist.
from A straightforward 19th-century compound of 'sight' (something worth seeing) plus 'seeing,' formed on the same pattern as other English compounds like 'sightseer.' It emerged alongside the rise of tourism as travel became accessible to ordinary people — once seeing sights became something you could plan a trip around, the language simply built a word to match the activity.
- origin
- term dates to early 1800s grand tours
- irony
- most photographed, least actually looked at
- pace
- invented the selfie stick arm's-length stare
- truth
- the gift shop remembers you longer than the view