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Re:The stockmarket is now run by computers, algorithms and p... by wodenokoto on Monday October 14, 2019 @08:35AM (#21247541)
The second person to walk that path didn't know the first person walked that path too.
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Re:The stockmarket is now run by computers, algorithms and p... by croon on Monday October 14, 2019 @08:48AM (#21247638)
Untrue in both the analogy and the original point.

(Source: Have walked through fields.)

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Re:The stockmarket is now run by computers, algorithms and p... by wodenokoto on Monday October 14, 2019 @10:02AM (#21248366)
I was imagining desire paths in a park or something. It takes a lot of walks to wear down the grass, and probably hundreds before a path becomes visible.

Desire paths: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/05/desire-paths-...

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Re:The stockmarket is now run by computers, algorithms and p... by newshorts on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:25PM (#21250615)
Having walked in both long and short grass I can tell you it largely depends on a number or factors. The largest seeming to be the amount of time passing between each person.
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