It's Labour Day here in New Zealand, and here I am labouring. Well, kind of ... Preparing The Monday Kickoff each week isn't labour, to be honest.

With that out of the way, let's get Monday started with these links:

Is it time to ditch the bucket list? — When travelling, there's more to see than the top-however-many sites touted online. The mass of tourists probably won't shift to such a line of thought anytime soon, but some countries and tour operators are doing their best to change that.

From the article:

"Tourism has lost its depth, and overtourism is the symptom of that," says Santopietro. "We collect photos instead of memories. We move through places without truly hearing them. And in doing so, we lose on both sides. Places lose their authenticity and travellers lose the chance for a real connection. That's why we believe it's time to change not just where we travel, but how we look at places."

How We Became Captives Of Social Media — Thoughts about how the social part of social media is rapidly disintegrating, what those services have devolved and are devolving into, and how many people see that but still cling to using social media. I'm glad I moved away from that cesspool before it was too late ...

From the article:

The disembodied nature of these experiences — as well as these platforms’ ability to curate feeds that reflect our own beliefs and sensibilities — nudge us toward a more narcissistic, less interdependent way of seeing the world.

How the mafia infiltrated Germany — People have said that organized crime isn't very organized. This article shows otherwise and, to be honest, it's not a huge surprise. It is kind of scary, though.

From the article:

A deliberate policy to put profits before murder, to make it easier to blend in with the legitimate world, was adopted. Avoiding the kind of brazen violence that has necessitated state crackdowns on organised crime networks across Europe, has been crucial to the Calabrians’ expansion abroad and their success in the cocaine trade.

What Happens When an Entire Generation of Scientists Changes Its Mind — Scientist can get things wrong, but they can also pivot and learn from their errors of thinking when they've gathered more information. Learning, developing, and testing theories is what science is all about.

From the article:

As for reversals in fields where scientific ideas compete in disciplines that lack adequate investigatory tools, who knows? But hints may come from cosmology, where grand ideas about the nature of the universe jostle for prominence. These notions are constrained by the difficulty of gathering data but still driven forward by scientists seeking the thrill of causing yet one more scientific twist.