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the xlation was correct, tho it does seem to imply that those under 50 aren't particularly spiritual :shock: Would perhaps have helped if the title had also been xlated 'The online pilgrim'. Also a bit odd that the Faro de Vigo seems to be the only paper to have picked up on this so far.sillydoll said:Perhaps the article lost a bit in the translation
lynnejohn said:Oh for heaven's sake! Of course people who for any reason at all are unable to economically, geographically, or physically walk the camino were not the people to whom I referred! Give me a break!
I am just skeptical of the billions of dollars that are constantly being generated by Google in partnership with ..whoever, without any kind of connection to the project or community itself. In addition, municipalities and provinces are under the gun to generate revenue in order to keep operating, so there is pressure to sign up for this kind of enterprise.
I am not sure that this is progress. That's all.
lynne
lynnejohn said:Like Google's similar and questionable "street view", I see only crass commercialism in this. It just raises so many questions for me. And the strange statement ". . aimed at the issue of spirituality, the older pilgrim, 50 to 60 years" - what's that about? Only pilgrims over 50 are spiritual, or pilgrims over 50 can't physically walk the camino?
I agree with John - let's leave an element of mystery and discovery, and yes, physical challenge to the camino. Let the millions who are on youtube for far too many hours and far too many ersatz experiences get off their...chairs... and walk the camino.
Cynically,
lynne
Not sure how official these things are yet... we should know more tomorrow when Xacobeo presents their program for next year. There should be a lot of info in the papers tomorrow or Wednesday...Peter Robins said:AIUI, the Street View is only for the Galician section - Ivar may have some more info on that
there's nothing new in that. I subscribed to the Xacobeo's news feed for a while, thinking I would get Camino-related news. Instead, I got a lot of announcements about concerts and other events that had nothing whatever to do with the Camino, pilgrimage or even Santiago.ivar said:I guess pilgrims think that Xacobeo and the money they spend are all used to promote the Camino. I have realized that this is not all true, it is actually set up by the government in Galicia to promote Galicia
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