Is Tourism Good for Economies? Or Just Another Tool for Colonial Exploitation?

Tourism is often sold as a win-win for travelers and host countries, but beneath the glossy brochures and beachfront cocktails lies a stark reality of displacement, environmental destruction, and cultural exploitation. This piece uncovers the neocolonial cost of your tropical vacation and asks: Who really profits when paradise is for sale? Bottomless drinks, clear turquoise […]
Vomit, Visions, and Vultures: How Ayahuasca Became a Colonial Reset Button for Burned-Out Tech Bros

There’s a certain type of person – let’s call him a Soul-Searching Chad – who books a flight to Peru with a Patagonia duffel and the hope of ‘purging his trauma.’ They just got out of a toxic situationship or a WeWork meltdown and now they’re standing barefoot in the Amazon, trying to get spiritually […]