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I find the whole premise that we're not trying to follow the shortest path weird. In our _evolutionary_ surroundings if you turn towards the thing you want to g
by jgilias 5y ago
I find the whole premise that we're not trying to follow the shortest path weird. In our _evolutionary_ surroundings if you turn towards the thing you want to get to, and then walk, you're pretty much following the shortest path.
- asdff 5y agoMaybe on a featureless frictionless plane that is true. There are hills, woods, rocks, rivers, all sorts of geographical barriers that make the easiest path often a longer one. Even with our technology today, mountain roads switchback rather than ascend directly to the summit.