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Desire Paths

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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[–] chase_what_matters 78 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I love that the last frame suggests it may never end.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It suggests that whoever keeps trying to force for the pathing is an idiot

[–] chase_what_matters 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

But even when they caved and paved the desire path (good), a new desire path was created.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Look at the original desire path it goes to the corner the paved path is offset 30 degrees because people want to access the crosswalk not the sidewalk then the crosswalk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Whoever was trying to force it was an idiot, and people are savages.

(Although I actually question if it would end this way)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it shows that people tend to make things too straight and geometric, when they should instead be curvy and organic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, but if you make things too curvy they no longer fit together well. And can be hard to build depending on the construction methods used.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

It suggests that they put it too far to the left.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Any medieval city builder that has transport networks I usually have my central hubs looking like I modeled them after a methed up Spidermans jizz after giving webslinging from his dick a try.

It starts just like this comic tho

[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 days ago (4 children)

i need at least two more comments from lost lemmings pointing out that these are, in fact, called “desire paths”

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

These are, in fact, called 'lust lanes'.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

my dear great grandmother isabella, god rest her soul, would always call them “cum corridors”

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

There's a community called desire paths on lemmy you know /s

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

I am a lemmy user who knows exactly where I am, but I also want to say "desire paths"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

desire paths

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

these are called "jesus fuck i have to walk 800m to reach a place that is 400m from my house, i'll be fucked if i'm following the footways and making that 900m"

[–] deacon 29 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

This is why I my default feed is Everything top six hour. I'm now a member of a community celebrating something I didn't even know I loved until I saw it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Top six gang 💪

[–] IndiBrony 4 points 4 days ago

We are many ❤️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

This is you:

This is why I my default feed is Everything top six hour

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I sometimes wish there was a top three hours too. Now I have to juggle between 1 and 6.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

All I see is Direct Action

[–] Tikiporch 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

These are called desire paths.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

which is also the name of the comunity to which it was posted 🎉

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Some people choose to look at the comments rather than the official look-at-the-community route.

[–] Tikiporch 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I know, just fulfilling other's wishes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

oh I see 😄

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Maybe folks just want another bench and bin!

[–] NegativeInf 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 49 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure the members of a community called desire paths know that these are called desire paths

[–] adam_y 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is just like saying someone's name to them during sex.

[–] SpaceNoodle 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's why I always say someone else's name. Keeps things spicy.

[–] adam_y 3 points 3 days ago

I bet you just say your own name.

Slowly, pronouncing every syllable like it is Skyrim and you are executing a shout.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)
[–] SpaceNoodle 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Revolver Ocelot