Travel

Is it selfish to travel extensively when the world is suffering from wars and poverty?

For

Everyone deserves joy and experience in life.

Against

Resources could be used to help others instead.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Life is too short. Live your life!
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • there's no shame in spending on something that enriches your life.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • I feel privilege guilt like there are people who can’t afford food and are dying of poverty and I’m jetting off to other countries
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • If it makes you feel better you can do the trip, stay at slightly less nice hotels and donate $1000 a year to charity.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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