Is that why you complain when women talk about how they don't like getting raped? It bothers you when women are cautious and want to be safe and that somehow makes your life difficult? Really manly over here.

Tbh I'll prob just stick with my tried and true awkward white guy smile-nod. There's people that have been working in shipping for months I've never even spoken to (oddly though they're all guys, the women talk a lot and they're mostly funny.)

That nod is a male thing, it doesn't work with women. Women smile instead - which gets misinterpreted by men.

Oh well, still not going to talk to people.

Man you seem to be very negative about this.

I guarantee you that most tourists don’t even leave the rim of the grand canyon at all. They walk around the visitors center for an hour and go home. Go more than 1000’ down from the rim and it’s not particularly crowded at all.

I can’t comment on Europe, like the previous poster—America has far more wide open wilderness than Europe does in general—but if in the USA there are still countless places where you can backpack for days without seeing a single person. There are also plenty of easier hikes with beautiful views that only see a few visitors a day. Just need to put in the footwork to find them. You won’t find them by staying at home and complaining about other hikers.

That sounds great, I would love to see the Grand Canyon. But here in the alps - you have no idea. It's ridiculous, there is so much overtourism now, it literally exploded in the last ten years. Now I try to find new areas far away from those people. I wished I had access to one of those ISP maps showing statistics about connected devices. But insects work too, the more insects you encounter, the further you are from "civilization".

And if they approach you?

I was lucky enough to meet my SO before online dating became the norm.

I'm just not equipped to navigate something like that.

I feel like being eternally single and lonely would be easier than having to encounter the constant rejection.

Assume they're not interested and are just being nice of course.

Correct.

Sweet! More gamers!

You are welcome :3
It's long as hell, so I'm glad it wasn't pointless, haha.

I feel like being eternally single and lonely would be easier than having to encounter the constant rejection.

Sadly, I think a lot of people are going down this route.

It is a great way to meet people, I will say. I met one last October once!

Don't. People bad!

It do be seemin' like it lol.

I mean I used to wear flip flops hiking all the time but I'm guessing you mean a different type since I would wear them transitioning between land and water without losing them.

Nope, that's a straw man you invented.

We're all imagining different consequences of the "all men are X" generalization.

What are the consequences of "all women are Y?" All manner of negative things, big and small.

This is what I'm talking about. You don't go there hiking with flip-flops or sneakers. Or in shorts. Or without emergency bivouac. Or without checking the weather report first. A clear blue sky can turn pitch black in less than twenty minutes with huge temperature drops. People are so out of touch with nature nowadays, they completely underestimate how rough conditions can get. And they're too lazy to do a just little bit of research.

I'm not kinkshaming...