When I was 12, my mom and I went on a long-long trip to visit my grandpa in another city. It was a 13-hour drive on a hot steppe road in a damn hot bus, and the only entertainment that was available to me during that trip was staring out the window and reading (and re-reading) asports magazinethat I bought at a newspaper stand at the bus station. At the time I called it just a terrible journey. Now I understand – it was a ‘raw-dogging trip’.
Yes, that’s right – in the era of the universal dominance of TikTok and instant messengers, when many of us already consider a 10-minute video long and boring, a new, absolutely swashbuckling travel trend is emerging. And this is how things stand with this.
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The newest travel trend is gaining popularity on TikTok and it’s called, well, “raw-dogging”
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People try to avoid any gadgets but the flight map while on a plane – and then share their experience online
The only electronic gadget that these people allow themselves is a flight map. Some go even further and give up sleep and water altogether, but this, it seems to me, is a little too much. The main concept of raw-dogging is to prove to everyone and to yourself that you aren’t gadget addicted. And then, of course, share that evidence online.
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“Yup, from London to Miami this week, 8 hours 45 mins, pure bareback no food or water. Not even the map. Tried to go no toilet too but had to about 7 hours in,” one of the commentersrepliedunder the original video. And with each new day there were more and more such followers. “No headphones. Just the maps. A person finds out exactly who they are in these moments,” another responder claimed.
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“We can regard this as some kind of attempt to return tothe roots, because for many decades people traveled, having, at best, a book or a travel companion as entertainment. And it’s good if this fellow traveler turned out to be an interesting interlocutor,” says Valery Bolgan, a historian andeditor-in-chiefof the Intent news agency, with whomBored Pandagot in touch for a comment. “And long hours or days of such emotional ‘abstinence’ only increased the effect after arriving on site.”
“You can compare this trend with the spread of fashion for vinyl records among music connoisseurs. Or with the fashion for othermodern services‘ analogue versions from the past. After all, a little digital detox during the flight certainly won’t hurt. If there is no health risk, then why not try something new?” Valery wonders.
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You can watch the original video here
That’s probably right. When literally every second of our life we are bombarded with tons of various content of varying degrees of usefulness, the very opportunity to spend a few hours alone only with yourself and your pure thoughts feels absolutely priceless. An opportunity to gain a new or long-forgotten experience.
Funny
