The Mist of the World

(public)

• https://fogofworld.com/ja/

• Seriously recommended for everyone from the bottom of my heart.

  • A simple app where your movements are recorded on a map.
  • Just that, but it can significantly enrich your life.

• Good things about it:

  • Leaves behind memories, becomes like a footprint of your life.
  • Enjoyable to explore (clearing the fog).
    • It’s fun to pass through alleys you wouldn’t notice when walking normally.
    • This is something that needs to be experienced to be understood.
  • Boosts motivation for physical activity.
  • Makes traveling enjoyable, eliminates hassle.
  • Makes detours more enjoyable.
  • Even if you take the wrong path, it’s not as frustrating.
  • Exploration of the Fascination of World’s Mist

• Drawbacks:

  • The price is high, that’s it.
  • At 1,840 yen, most people have a knee-jerk rejection reaction.
    • However, it’s only a few meals’ worth.
    • It definitely offers more value than that.
    • (s7tya) Before you know it, it’s 3,000 yen…
      • (s7tya) Before you know it, it’s 4,500 yen…

• Feedback from early adopters:

  • “I wish I had started earlier, I wanted to record my travels as well.”

  • It’s obviously better to start early.
    • Whether you start today or a month from now, starting today is better.
    • I convinced three people, and they all said this (meow).

• Reasons for the high price:

  • It is technically well-executed.
    • It captures highly accurate GPS data without draining the battery.
    • (I don’t know the details, so it’s scary to speculate.)

• (axokxi) Moving from efficient and rational means of transportation to movement as a purpose (irrational ≈ cultural movement).

• Trade-off between Maneuverability and Movement Speed

  • The speed of transportation modes is inversely proportional to the granularity of areas that can be cleared.
  • With vehicles like cars or trains, you can clear long distances like main roads and railway tracks.
  • With walking or cycling, you can clear narrower paths and alleys.
    • Bicycles can move within the field of view at almost zero cost

• It’s not just about the granularity of clearing but also about how well you can perceive the environment in detail.

  • When traveling by car, you won’t notice the details of the road or backstreets.

• It doesn’t feel like you’re being forced by the system.

• You clear the fog because you want to, not because you’re obligated to.

  • There’s no sense of being forced to play a “game.”
  • It feels like living freely in a world that has been provided.

• If you find it even slightly interesting, go ahead and buy it now.

• Once you start, let @blu3mo know.

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