But don't mistake one thing for the other: how is it different than, say, being Emperor Joseph II asking Mozart in Vienna to write an opera for him?
Mozart wrote the music, not Joseph.
Similarly, you can hike across France, from South to Britain for several days. Or you can take the train. Or a car, alone, or with a driver. Or a plane, in the pilot or the passenger seat.
You'll get in the same place in the end. The experience will be totally, fundamentally different for you, as well as for others.
But don't mistake one thing for the other: how is it different than, say, being Emperor Joseph II asking Mozart in Vienna to write an opera for him?
Mozart wrote the music, not Joseph.
Similarly, you can hike across France, from South to Britain for several days. Or you can take the train. Or a car, alone, or with a driver. Or a plane, in the pilot or the passenger seat.
You'll get in the same place in the end. The experience will be totally, fundamentally different for you, as well as for others.