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(Sorry I’m helping big tech, but most of the public uses this service anyway, so I may as well contribute to help my local area)

Adding in shit ton of missing trails, bike paths, sidewalk connections between goofy spots… tremendously helps the routing/navigating experience.

My Gmail inbox, completely slammed with email from Google Maps, subject: Accepted: Your road edit
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Colin
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You'd be amazed at some of the shit missing. Even roads. Even named roads that are indeed open! Was it always this bad or did they hoover in a bunch of AI hallucinations? swear it used to be better. Anyway... FIXING IT!!!!
A small segment of road missing in Google Maps, causing navigation between two points to take a 6-7x longer route. And this is just a road! There are zillions of ped/bike issues everywhere. If we want people riding bikes, we need to give them viable / optimal routes, and best times too / least distance.
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Kevin Karhan
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no, the #Enshittificaton is on purpose, as #Google microtargets you specifically to trigger you into doing unpaid labour for them!

  • Consider using #OsmAnd+ and #StreetComplete so your labour is available to all and not a donation to a public corporation...

Colin

2025-07-21 03:43:25

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Feels good

(Sorry I’m helping big tech, but most of the public uses this service anyway, so I may as well contribute to help my local area)

Adding in shit ton of missing trails, bike paths, sidewalk connections between goofy spots… tremendously helps the routing/navigating experience.

My Gmail inbox, completely slammed with email from Google Maps, subject: Accepted: Your road edit

#Google #streetcomplete #osmand #enshittificaton
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Colin
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I have considered, but nobody uses that.
I mean, geeks and nerds like us do. but that % is nothing. If I'm gonna waste time, it may as well hit a bigger %. I hate this reality but it's true. But I like exploring my backyard anyway, and finding new shit along the way. Everything is feeling much smaller now, huge area all within a 30min bike ride max.
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StarkRG
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And, much like the "documentary" that spread and encouraged the myth that lemmings jump off cliffs together, there's someone just out of shot pushing us all off.
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