I suspect that a MAJOR essence of the 21st century recreational wilderness is as a death encounter, like Disneyland.
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Replying to @literalbanana
Do you mean human? Or any large enough charismatic mammal?
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Replying to @vgr
even plant death is on display - but I think the (safe, pretend) encounter with one's own death is really important
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Replying to @literalbanana @vgr
people are obsessed with "wilderness survival" and there's a trend of focus on allegedly spooky wilderness deaths even though most wilderness deaths are car accidents, heart attack, etc.
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Replying to @literalbanana @vgr
there's a reason why even the disney rides for small children are scary and constantly hint at death
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