Mildly Interesting

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

With all due respect, you live near the American Discovery Trail so you have a skewed perception of normalcy with that lol

It is definitely unusual for someone to walk across the United States. Wikipedia has a list of famous walks (which, of course, doesn't include the average joes who have done it) but the fact that the page exists lends to the idea that it's pretty notable!

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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

That link got mangled for me for some reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_walked_across_the_United_States

Anyway. I knew a guy who did the walk. It was his fun fact at parties. He wasn't white and said he learned to call ahead to let authorities know he was coming through on foot.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

(looks like I typoed a / at the start of the URL)

It's a great party fact! Very few people have done it and it's a legitimate accomplishment regardless

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[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

You are correct my partners cousin did this for some awareness that I don’t even remember what it was.

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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago

Walk, Forrest, walk!

[–] susieq0044@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I always wanted to do this, but what kept me from doing it is that you need a backpack with a water bottle, food, clean clothing, a raincoat.. or you need a crew to help you transport all that stuff. I wonder what option this guy selected…

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[–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Implying that walking a very long distance is somehow the purview of the privileged, is wild.

I hope you too can find the executive function, or tamp down the anxiety, or whatever it is you need, and one day can tackle a hill as tall as "need a backpack"...

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[–] susieq0044@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

Apparently you don’t walk much. I do. You need at least water. And a wallet to buy new shoes. And this guy would need a charger for his phone too. No, something is fishy.

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[–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

On the contrary, I've even done it with a water bottle, food, clean clothing, a raincoat..