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Thousands and thousands of people line up every day to wait in long, slow moving lines just to get to the barrier around the Mona Lisa to photograph it.
The Mona Lisa might be the most reproduced image in all of history. And the people who get the opportunity to see it in person can only think to photograph it one more time.
It's almost if that were the point. Taking a selfie with Lisa is the correct way to experience this art. If your camera broke, there is no reason to wait on line just to what, see the painting?
It's also one of the most disappointing tourist attractions, with the most common complaint is that it's smaller than most visitors imagined. It's like waiting in line to summit Everest. The experience is not as rewarding as knowing you've done it.
I'd happily climb any of the 1000ft "peaks" around me over telling everyone how much money I spent to be here while slowly moving in line up to the top of what is now basically a trash dump.
Don't forget hiring sherpas to carry my shit up the mountain and help me not die.
or when when you die from altitude sickness and you are left a frozen corpse, leaving all your trash there too.
On Mt Everest your body becomes an exhibit, that's more than most people can dream of.