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pjc50 9 days ago

The thing is, Sakoku passim, you can't really prevent homogenization without entirely abandoning the 20th century (heck, 19th century!) travel revolution. You'd need a global ban on air travel, TV, and Internet.

The alternative is a sort of re-enactment/cosplay approach where people consciously try to keep local traditions and minority languages (e.g. Gaelic, Sami) alive.

antonkochubey 9 days ago | parent [-]

Long distance traveling was invented much earlier than 20th and even 19th century.

ben_w 9 days ago | parent | next [-]

Here's an isochrone — travel time — map from 1881, centred on London. Note the legend uses tens of days to measure time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Isochronic_Passage_Chart_...

ziddoap 9 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Speed and scale of long-distance travel are obviously the relevant factors, not just "is it possible to go far".

Air travel is faster than horse, and carries more people.