Travel/Tourism

People have always been nomads, but now it's a lot easier, and not nearly as satisfying. I think that's often the reason people are searching for the untouched land, not entirely because it's rare or "sacred," but also because they believe a harder trek, a more difficult boat ride or a longer wait will give them greater satisfaction of their prize. It's so easy to go to Florida for your Freshman Spring break, it's boring.
There are people who travel from all around the world to the Southwest, in the middle of nowhere, down a dirt road with 2 miles on foot to reach a beautiful work of art. If the traveler had been aware of the same piece of art at a museum 10 blocks down the street, they might never had taken the time to travel that short distance. All we really want is an adventure.

And this desire to travel on the unbeaten path is something that we are willing to pay a hefty price for. These adventure travelers will disturb communities--pay them big money and change their previous way of life.