Getting lost isn't fun. I resent the people who say so.
In many places in the world, a missed exit on a freeway can take you 20-30 minutes or more from your destination, with no chance of turning around.
There is an art to wandering, for sure, but this luddite paean to wandering neglects the fact that for most of human history, one of the largest drivers of technology was navigation technology to AVOID getting lost on purpose.
This is projected metaphysical angst masquerading as nostalgia.
In many places in the world, a missed exit on a freeway can take you 20-30 minutes or more from your destination, with no chance of turning around.
There is an art to wandering, for sure, but this luddite paean to wandering neglects the fact that for most of human history, one of the largest drivers of technology was navigation technology to AVOID getting lost on purpose.
This is projected metaphysical angst masquerading as nostalgia.