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Photographs of 19th Century Japan

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hoseyor ◴[] No.43640040[source]
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pjc50 ◴[] No.43642313[source]
The thing is, Sakoku passim, you can't really prevent homogenization without entirely abandoning the 20th century (heck, 19th century!) travel revolution. You'd need a global ban on air travel, TV, and Internet.

The alternative is a sort of re-enactment/cosplay approach where people consciously try to keep local traditions and minority languages (e.g. Gaelic, Sami) alive.

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antonkochubey ◴[] No.43642983[source]
Long distance traveling was invented much earlier than 20th and even 19th century.
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1. ben_w ◴[] No.43643519[source]
Here's an isochrone — travel time — map from 1881, centred on London. Note the legend uses tens of days to measure time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Isochronic_Passage_Chart_...