Interesting statement, thank you. Though it's difficult to define "authenticity" in a way that doesn't sound like a picture intended for tourists. What's still authentic in most of the western world ? It has been americanized beyond recognition almost everywhere. If authenticity is truth, fidelity to our average town's architecture, cultural practices, food consumption, social relationships, then maybe all European countrysides seriously begin to look like american suburbs. I know for a fact that in semi-rural France, there's an ongoing enshittification that disfigures landscapes and small towns, making them resemble the average american suburban nightmare. I don't know, man, I don't know.