same reason we just elected donald fucking trump. people will always take the easy option that makes them feel good.

Uhm, you know what a metaphor is, right? I’m not talking about actual paths here.

right. I feel like the world is desperate to pretend we aren’t standing on the shoulders of giants. who wants to reinvent everything, every time. use the paths already there and find shortcuts along the way, then mark them and leave them for the next traveller.