GPS and the Lost Art of Getting Lost

(newyorker.com)

3 points | by karakoram 1 hour ago

2 comments

  • zdragnar 1 minute ago
    Orienteering is a good skill to have. My wife and one of my best friends could both get lost trying to get out of a cardboard box.

    With that said, in the days before GPS, I recall wandering off my planned route for a bit in a new to me city, crossed the wrong street, and ended up in the poorest neighborhood and gang controlled territory. Nothing came of it, other than a lesson learned to be a little more careful about planning potential deviations rather than impromptu ones.

    Going into the donut store and having to pass money under bullet proof glass and getting the donut through a revolving bullet proof door was certainly an interesting experience, though not one I'd care to repeat.

  • karakoram 1 hour ago