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I don't get it. Was hoping to learn something about how to make the perfect backpack. ;-)

somada141 8y ago
I feel pretty shallow for saying this but I was hoping for information on perfectly adjusting one's backpack based on their anatomy/measurements. Who has time for literary beauty when so many dumb things occupy one's mind :D
- EliRivers 8y ago
  So part of this is all about you, but not in the way you wanted. You're not just a reader in this; you're part of the ensemble; did you see yourself as you read?
  - somada141 8y ago
    I'm gonna fess up and say I didn't read it at first. Within a few seconds when I realised it wasn't about literal backpacks I checked the comments to see if anything of value is discussed. Agreed with the person before me and moved on. This is how I operate these days I'm afraid. I subconsciously attribute some vague numerical value to anything I do and should it fall under some equally vague threshold the effort is abandoned. I think the more I work as a coder the more I allow my behaviour to become algorithmic :D
- Dowwie 8y ago
  There's nothing shallow about this. If you are carrying 75 pounds on your back for 7 days, you had better size a pack that fits your dimensions and then pack it according to best practices. Why experience unnecessary pain and discomfort? Do it right.
  - barryhoodlum 8y ago
    In the context of the article, it is shallow.
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- 781 8y ago
  You have to read this in the key of the "tortured artist" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortured_artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortured_artist
Dowwie 8y ago
Same. There's a diy gear community on Reddit where sometimes creators share their patterns and kits. The models are amateurish yet inspiring. /r/myog
oblib 8y ago
I went there to see what they had to say about backpacks too, and was taken aback to find it wasn't about that at all, but I decided to read enough to find the connection and was very surprised with what I found. I don't read a lot of introspective stuff, I focus almost entirely on learning something from what I read, but this piece is truly exceptional and it gave me a much deeper insight to what working in a tech center city really feels like. And it confirms my decision to leave the "Big City" long ago, before the tech boom, and to not go back, was a great one.

I feel pretty shallow for saying this but I was hoping for information on perfectly adjusting one's backpack based on their anatomy/measurements. Who has time for literary beauty when so many dumb things occupy one's mind :D

EliRivers 8y ago
So part of this is all about you, but not in the way you wanted. You're not just a reader in this; you're part of the ensemble; did you see yourself as you read?
- somada141 8y ago
  I'm gonna fess up and say I didn't read it at first. Within a few seconds when I realised it wasn't about literal backpacks I checked the comments to see if anything of value is discussed. Agreed with the person before me and moved on. This is how I operate these days I'm afraid. I subconsciously attribute some vague numerical value to anything I do and should it fall under some equally vague threshold the effort is abandoned. I think the more I work as a coder the more I allow my behaviour to become algorithmic :D
Dowwie 8y ago
There's nothing shallow about this. If you are carrying 75 pounds on your back for 7 days, you had better size a pack that fits your dimensions and then pack it according to best practices. Why experience unnecessary pain and discomfort? Do it right.
- barryhoodlum 8y ago
  In the context of the article, it is shallow.
  - deleted 8y ago
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781 8y ago
You have to read this in the key of the "tortured artist" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortured_artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortured_artist

Dowwie 8y ago

Same. There's a diy gear community on Reddit where sometimes creators share their patterns and kits. The models are amateurish yet inspiring. /r/myog

oblib 8y ago

I went there to see what they had to say about backpacks too, and was taken aback to find it wasn't about that at all, but I decided to read enough to find the connection and was very surprised with what I found. I don't read a lot of introspective stuff, I focus almost entirely on learning something from what I read, but this piece is truly exceptional and it gave me a much deeper insight to what working in a tech center city really feels like. And it confirms my decision to leave the "Big City" long ago, before the tech boom, and to not go back, was a great one.