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  1. Jun 2021
    1. The middle track was missing, the one with the marks of the hooves and the splotches of dried, flaky manure. There had always been three tracks to choose from in choosing which track to walk in; now the choice was narrowed down to two. For a moment I missed terribly the middle alternative.

      A small but noticeable change in agrarian landscapes: the two track dirt roads of nowadays are a product of modernisation, as much as asphalt. Before horses would create a third central path. Cars instead only need two. How many other of such apparently minor changes — that however change our perception of what’s new and what’s old — could be detected?