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Nature · by Tomás Gómez · 2026-09-30

A small scene that made me stop on a quiet walk

A small scene that made me stop on a quiet walk

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Arif Hasan · 11 likes

Fair point, but I had the opposite experience. I learned that one the expensive way. This would be a great classroom example.

Lucas Silva · 15 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong.

Bianca Santos · 1 likes

The Tuesday test is undefeated.

Tomás Gómez · 2 likes

Appreciate the nuance.

Nima Ahmadi · 1 likes

@arifmakes Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.

Mateo Cruz · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to learned.

Jisoo Park · 7 likes

That last line is excellent. I keep a note about ecology for exactly this reason.

Noah Miller · 2 likes

Great point, especially the part about small. My friend tried it in Mumbai and had the opposite result.

Wanjiku Mwangi · 1 likes

The conclusion is too broad, but the example is interesting. The surprising part is easy to underestimate. The scale of it still melts my brain a little.

Jack Taylor · 1 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. It sounds small, but the route matters.