{"id":18229,"date":"2025-03-23T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/could-you-walk-across-the-uk-in-a-perfectly-straight-line-inside-youtubes-strangest-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:38:12","slug":"could-you-walk-across-the-uk-in-a-perfectly-straight-line-inside-youtubes-strangest-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/could-you-walk-across-the-uk-in-a-perfectly-straight-line-inside-youtubes-strangest-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Could you walk across the UK in a perfectly straight line? Inside YouTube\u2019s strangest challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

On straight line missions, YouTubers jump fences, wade through rivers, and almost die in peat bogs. It\u2019s completely pointless \u2013 and weirdly beautiful<\/p>\n

Spending too much time on YouTube can be a dangerous game for men my age. Algorithmic gyres can pull you rightwards \u2013 towards misogynistic extremes and away from the parts of the internet that build connections and foster consensus.<\/p>\n

Thankfully the rabbit hole I fell down led me \u2013 in a perfectly straight line \u2013 towards a renewed sense of childlike adventure.<\/p>\n

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\nOn straight line missions, YouTubers jump fences, wade through rivers, and almost die in peat bogs. It\u2019s completely pointless \u2013 and weirdly beautiful
\nSpending too much time on YouTube can be a dangerous game for men my age. Algorithmic gyres can pull you rightwards \u2013 towards misogynistic extremes and away from the parts of the internet that build connections and foster consensus.
\nThankfully the rabbit hole I fell down led me \u2013 in a perfectly straight line \u2013 towards a renewed sense of childlike adventure. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On straight line missions, YouTubers jump fences, wade through rivers, and almost die in peat bogs. It\u2019s completely pointless \u2013 and weirdly beautiful Spending too much time on YouTube can be a dangerous game for men my age. Algorithmic gyres can pull you rightwards \u2013 towards misogynistic extremes and away from the parts of the …<\/p>\n

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