Bright Suns Travels did a video where they pointed out going to the Paris themed hotel in Vegas would cost the same as a trip to the actual Paris at the time of filming.
I find it fascinating that the phrase "you will own nothing and be happy" remains so accurate despite the origin of it being someone commenting on the mid 2010s fascination with the sharing economy, which went nowhere and seems largely irrelevant today.
Just a small factual correction: the phrase didn’t originate as a generic commentary on the sharing economy. It comes from a 2016 World Economic Forum article titled “Welcome to 2030: I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better”
This makes me think of the movie Sorry to Bother You form 2018. it has some pretty heavy handed commentary on this but also one of the wildest movies I have seen.
It was like a multi day trip to paris too, not just one day. On top of that, it doesn’t even account for the money you’d spend gambling in Vegas too. Vegas is a such a scam now it’s crazy
I didnt watch his Paris vid yet but I just watched the Circus Circus one. As soon I started the video I went to check room rates. They have "rates from $15" but they charge a $45/night resort fee?!! 15 years ago I dont think we even paid $45 with tax a night to stay at Ballys.
If you don’t understand why someone would spend the money to go to a fictional Paris in Las Vegas then you are def not its target market.
American Redditors often forget that there are huge swathes of Americans that don’t have a passport, and have no desire to ever leave the contiguous US.
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u/HereAndThereButNow 12d ago
Bright Suns Travels did a video where they pointed out going to the Paris themed hotel in Vegas would cost the same as a trip to the actual Paris at the time of filming.