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I think the term is persistence hunting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting). There was an intr

I think the term is persistence hunting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting). There was an intriguing blog post years ago (which sadly I can’t find) about how terrifying a fictional portrayal of persistence hunting would be- grinding down prey through exhaustion, thinking you’ve escaped but being slowly tracked down.

foobiekr 4mo ago
There's also the story "Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird" by Sonya Dorman in the first Dangerous Visions which is like this, in a way.
- stoneman24 4mo ago
  There’s also “the ruum” by Arthur Porges[0]. We got as part of English class in high school, a long time ago. Try not to read the Wikipedia as it might spoil the short story, there’s the pdf available on the web somewhere [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum
  - sonofhans 4mo ago
    Yes! I remember reading that, as you say, a long time ago. This is the first time I’ve seen someone else reference it. I love that story.
  - Timwi 4mo ago
    I read it too in school. I thought it was super obscure!
_doctor_love 4mo ago
Somehow that reminds of the old B-movie Surviving the Game with Ice-T.
glenstein 4mo ago
Wooly Mammoth basically living out the plot of It Follows.
tptacek 4mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows
- throwawayffffas 4mo ago
  The fact that no one in that movie considered placing a treadmill at a strategic point vexed me to no end.
  - goodmythical 4mo ago
    To what end? Such that you can wait out your days in a secluded bunker posting online trying to convince anyone to believe you as to the reason you've put yourself in the bunker? Because otherwise, 'it' will just back out of your trap and go along to continue to follow, wouldn't it?
    - tptacek 4mo ago
      You have to admit it would be a very good Treehouse of Horror gag.
throwawayffffas 4mo ago
That is how wolves hunt. Their system includes switching leads to maintain pressure on the prey while maintaining the packs endurance.
AngryData 4mo ago
Basically The Terminator following you around.

foobiekr 4mo ago

There's also the story "Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird" by Sonya Dorman in the first Dangerous Visions which is like this, in a way.

stoneman24 4mo ago
There’s also “the ruum” by Arthur Porges[0]. We got as part of English class in high school, a long time ago. Try not to read the Wikipedia as it might spoil the short story, there’s the pdf available on the web somewhere [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum
- sonofhans 4mo ago
  Yes! I remember reading that, as you say, a long time ago. This is the first time I’ve seen someone else reference it. I love that story.
- Timwi 4mo ago
  I read it too in school. I thought it was super obscure!

_doctor_love 4mo ago

Somehow that reminds of the old B-movie Surviving the Game with Ice-T.

glenstein 4mo ago

Wooly Mammoth basically living out the plot of It Follows.

tptacek 4mo ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows

throwawayffffas 4mo ago
The fact that no one in that movie considered placing a treadmill at a strategic point vexed me to no end.
- goodmythical 4mo ago
  To what end? Such that you can wait out your days in a secluded bunker posting online trying to convince anyone to believe you as to the reason you've put yourself in the bunker? Because otherwise, 'it' will just back out of your trap and go along to continue to follow, wouldn't it?
  - tptacek 4mo ago
    You have to admit it would be a very good Treehouse of Horror gag.

throwawayffffas 4mo ago

That is how wolves hunt. Their system includes switching leads to maintain pressure on the prey while maintaining the packs endurance.

AngryData 4mo ago

Basically The Terminator following you around.