Has Tourism Been a Culprit in the Commodification of Montmartre?

My answer would have to be a definite yes. As mentioned in the previous post, the image of Montmartre has been commodified to be just a painting, or even worse the image of the Eiffel Tower. Something that has no part of Montmartre's culture. In addition, the current 'artists' has put great shame on the great artists who lived and had a life there, and are the people that brought Montmartre to the eyes of the world. Montmartre is now nothing more than just a tourist trap, it has lost its shine of what made it a great place.

In the long run, I fear that the growth of tourism would lead to even greater commodifications, not just in Montmartre, but all over the world. A simple reason would be that the commodification of culture, through selling merchandise for example is a great way to make a quick buck. And especially for the poor folks in rural areas, selling handcrafted souveniers to tourists is a great source of income for them. Why would they choose to preserve their culture over commodifying it, if preserving it gives no immediate benefit to them?

With this, all I hope now is that the government takes a huge leap to educate the people in the importance of preserving one's culture. And as for the people in developing countries, government bodies can help them to improve their lives by providing them with job opportunities instead of leaving them to fend on their own. This would decrease the need for locals to commidify their culture by selling their handcrafts, etc, and hopefully cause a gradual decrease in commodifications.