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I don't get it. Was hoping to learn something about how to make the perfect backpack. ;-)

I feel pretty shallow for saying this but I was hoping for information on perfectly adjusting one's backpack based on their anatomy/measurements.

Who has time for literary beauty when so many dumb things occupy one's mind :D

So part of this is all about you, but not in the way you wanted. You're not just a reader in this; you're part of the ensemble; did you see yourself as you read?

I'm gonna fess up and say I didn't read it at first. Within a few seconds when I realised it wasn't about literal backpacks I checked the comments to see if anything of value is discussed. Agreed with the person before me and moved on.

This is how I operate these days I'm afraid. I subconsciously attribute some vague numerical value to anything I do and should it fall under some equally vague threshold the effort is abandoned.

I think the more I work as a coder the more I allow my behaviour to become algorithmic :D

There's nothing shallow about this. If you are carrying 75 pounds on your back for 7 days, you had better size a pack that fits your dimensions and then pack it according to best practices. Why experience unnecessary pain and discomfort? Do it right.

In the context of the article, it is shallow.

You have to read this in the key of the "tortured artist"

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

I went there to see what they had to say about backpacks too, and was taken aback to find it wasn't about that at all, but I decided to read enough to find the connection and was very surprised with what I found.

I don't read a lot of introspective stuff, I focus almost entirely on learning something from what I read, but this piece is truly exceptional and it gave me a much deeper insight to what working in a tech center city really feels like.

And it confirms my decision to leave the "Big City" long ago, before the tech boom, and to not go back, was a great one.

Same. There's a diy gear community on Reddit where sometimes creators share their patterns and kits. The models are amateurish yet inspiring.

/r/myog

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