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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 78 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

[–] Forester@pawb.social 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] chase_what_matters@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 points 1 month 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 53 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

desire paths

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago

We are many ❤️

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

This is you:

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

[–] menas@lemmy.wtf 18 points 1 month ago

All I see is Direct Action

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

These are called desire paths.

[–] peter@mastodon.green 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] moopet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I know, just fulfilling other's wishes.

Maybe folks just want another bench and bin!

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 47 points 1 month 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 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

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

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

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Revolver Ocelot

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is called an elephant path or a desire path.

[–] SaintWacko@slrpnk.net 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes, I believe that is why it was posted in the desire_paths community

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 month ago

So many lost lemmings...

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 5 points 1 month ago

I am so smrt.