That's a misconception. Electricity takes ALL paths in amounts proportional to each path's conductance. If you have a 1000 Ω path and a 10 Ω path (in parallel)

That's a misconception. Electricity takes ALL paths in amounts proportional to each path's conductance. If you have a 1000 Ω path and a 10 Ω path (in parallel), current will go through both paths. However, much more current will go through the 10 Ω path. The current through each path ends up being the voltage applied across the path, divided by its resistance.