{"id":101362,"date":"2023-10-18T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoors.com\/?p=101362"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:55:20","slug":"is-gatekeeping-the-outdoors-okay-the-internet-weighs-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoors.com\/is-gatekeeping-the-outdoors-okay-the-internet-weighs-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Gatekeeping the Outdoors Okay? The Internet Weighs In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The modern usage of \u201cgatekeeping\u201d focuses on someone who gets to decide who has access to something in a community. Gatekeeping the outdoors has been a big debate, especially in the last few years, as record crowds have visited national parks<\/a> and other spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the one hand, there\u2019s an argument for conservation, but on the other side, who has a right to keep people away from something as powerful as being outside?<\/p>\n\n\n\n A recent post on Reddit\u2019s r\/Camping page took this question front and center, with comments weighing in on both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\/xZoomerZx<\/a> started the post with, \u201cKeeping favorite spots to yourself is all good. Fishermen have been doing it for millennia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While r\/Careless_Advisor7396<\/a> replied and added, \u201cThat and mushroom-hunting spots are family secrets!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, some of the debate focused more on the word\u2019s true definition, including r\/rooftoprevival<\/a>\u2019s post of, \u201cRefusing to post the location of your favorite outdoor spots is not gatekeeping. It’s a digital extension of \u2018Leave No Trace.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, some stand firmly behind the belief that getting outside is for everyone. R\/Kerensky97<\/a><\/strong> says, “I think it’s important to educate the new people on how we do things outdoors and how to share it with everyone else.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nHere\u2019s a look at some of the responses.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n