T he pursuit of economic gain is conducted at the expenses of cultural breakdown = Local culture is (sometimes) destroyed or distorted in the effort to make money. Employees relate this to the difference between their own lifestyles and that enjoy by the tourists = Employees see the difference between their own low standard of living and the luxury that the tourists experience.
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