This overview of OpenStreetMap answered three questions for me from a family dinner

Sanne de Vries · 49 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for

Tola Ibrahim · 26 likes

this feels like advice from a patient friend. I would write it down before changing anything else

Bianca Santos · 12 likes

I get the appeal, though I would be careful calling it the best option. This pairs weirdly well with arepas

Khalid Al Zahrani · 8 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Kuala Lumpur mentioned

Silver Noodle · 6 likes

Big fan of this approach. The social part surprised me too. Public transit stories are secretly sociology stories

Tiny River · 4 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 6 months. The Kuala Lumpur example makes it feel concrete

Quiet Mango · 6 likes

That is a good boundary

Kabir Khan · 2 likes

Kind of wild how often good is the whole issue

Luca Bianchi · 6 likes

my wallet felt that

Quiet Fern · 5 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly

Marco Conti · 3 likes

fair pushback

Tiny River · 0 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners

Marco Conti · 4 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy

Ethan Brooks · 2 likes

that is fair, but I still worry about maintenance

Rohan Mehta · 3 likes

I am cheering for this update. The useful constraint is probably the real story. Local context changes everything

Marco Conti · 0 likes

I would pin this if I could

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

I love this. It feels practical without pretending life is neat. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me

Curious Otter · 15 likes

Appreciate the nuance

Pixel Rider · 3 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

anecdote beats theory here

Ngozi Bello · 2 likes

wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant

Mia Anderson · 2 likes

honestly, great taste. This pairs weirdly well with ramen

Huy Le · 1 likes

Kind of wild how often pairs is the whole issue

Amelia Hughes · 2 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Jakarta? I care less about teh perfect answer and more about repeatability

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

Helpful and not preachy, which is rare. The gentle constraint is probably the real story

Piotr Zieliński · 1 likes

I would push back gently on the openstreetmap part. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Aisha Rahman · 1 likes

Maybe, but the tradeoff seems bigger than the post suggests. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me

Mia Bauer · 0 likes

I think this advice is overrated. I would love to see a follow-up after 6 weeks