What we are witnessing is the death of disorientation. What is a city like New York with no walks halfway down the wrong block? [….] None of that subtle mixture of gratification and satisfaction that comes from giving or receiving directions that help us find our way? Those few moments of disorientation are the moments in which we are reminded of the dizziness of this world — its irrationality, its chaos, its unexpected beauty.
New York Observed – Lost in the City – An Endangered Pastime – NYTimes.com
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What we are witnessing is the death of disorientation. What is a city like New York with no walks halfway down the wrong block? [….] None of that subtle mixture of gratification and satisfaction that comes from giving or receiving directions that help us find our way? Those few moments of disorientation are the moments in which we are reminded of the dizziness of this world — its irrationality, its chaos, its unexpected beauty.
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