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Ah the ol’ desire path strikes again!
I enjoy the Desire Paths community here on Lemmy. It’s so interesting to see what paths people take contrary to what paths are laid out for them.
Instance-agnostic link: !desire_paths@sh.itjust.works
I didn’t know I needed this in my life but this strikes a chord in me
So, I’m a year late here, but I want to point out what an incredible (unintentional?) pun you made here.
A chord of a circle is a straight-line path that crosses through part of a circle without passing through the center. In a way, it’s like a “shortcut” between to points on the circumference.
A desire path through a circular obstacle (assuming it doesn’t go straight through the middle) would be a chord.
I have a hobby of doing the opposite: making undesirepaths.
During large snowfalls, I often need to bring out the shovel and make a path, both from my house and in front of it towards the main road. I like to add turns and bends, just enough to confuse and lightly annoy, but not enough for people to consider stepping into deep snow or making their own path.
Psychopath.
I’ve heard a story about a college campus that didn’t install any paths, waited for natural dirt paths to form in the grass, then installed paths there. Neat idea.
