Seven dimensions of sharing and bragging about travel and trips: 1. Difference from home 2. Similarity with home 3. Scarcity value of an uncommon trip 4. Functionality aka recommendations 5. Symbolism of self identity and status 6. Hedonism / pleasure/ euphoria 7. Consequences for meaning and achievement I am most guilty of 6 and 7, as travel gives me immediate joy and retrospective gratitude. What about you?
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