Matt Casey
kottke.orgA bunch of people sent this to me, saying it was right up my alley (and it is): an investigation of why a pedestrian bridge in the Twin Cities was built. "Hold on, why do we care about this bridge so much?" https://tylervigen.com/the-mystery-of-the-bloomfield-bridge
A. Lee Bennett Jr.@kottke This might only be my opinion, but doesn’t the answer that was reached feel pretty obvious/guessable? I read the tale and eventually decided it was research solely for the sake of research.
Dinah 🕊🇺🇦@leebennett @kottke I'd say it's research for the sake of getting better at research. Extremely generous of Tyler Vigen to share so many details!
And who cares about research? What difference does it make? Well, stuff like this can make a difference: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/08/moms-demand-action-gun-research-clarence-thomas.html
@metagrrrl Oh definitely a fun read and I applaud all efforts to dig for truth. I was simply amused at the seemingly apparent reality that this guy just really enjoys rabbit holes! (That’s not a bad thing.) :-)