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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@lemmy.world 81 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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

[–] Forester@pawb.social 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] chase_what_matters@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Forester@pawb.social 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

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

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 11 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] Mushroomm@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks 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

[–] yuri@pawb.social 54 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] somedev@aussie.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] yuri@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

desire paths

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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.

Top six gang 💪

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

We are many ❤️

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 weeks ago

This is you:

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

[–] menas@lemmy.wtf 18 points 2 weeks ago

All I see is Direct Action

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 weeks 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"

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These are called desire paths.

[–] peter@mastodon.green 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] moopet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I know, just fulfilling other's wishes.

Maybe folks just want another bench and bin!

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 49 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I bet you just say your own name.

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

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Revolver Ocelot