Readers Cite 25 Things Popularity Ruined, From $75 Campgrounds to $80 Nail Salons
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Updated · BuzzFeed · Jun 21
Readers Cite 25 Things Popularity Ruined, From $75 Campgrounds to $80 Nail Salons
1 articles · Updated · BuzzFeed · Jun 21
Summary
25 reader submissions expanded a discussion of things "ruined by popularity," spanning travel, hobbies, food, media and local destinations that commenters said became pricier, more crowded or less authentic.
Prices were the most common complaint: campgrounds at $75 a night, convention autographs at $50, con entry at $60, breakfast at $25, nail salons at $80 and weeklong road trips topping $1,000.
Crowding and commercialization ran through many examples, with readers pointing to Instagram-packed waterfalls, lottery-style Comic-Con tickets, congested Sedona and Santa Cruz, and craft shows or breweries they said lost their original character.
Several comments framed the shift as a broader consumer backlash against corporatization and convenience tech, citing ad-heavy cable, pricier streaming, AI-weakened internet search, dashboard screens replacing car controls and tip prompts spreading across everyday purchases.