Seeing like state of confusion

Really, why would you do this to people? Santiago has always rebelled against my excellent sense of direction (Im not kidding about my sense of direction). I finally realized why. It has nothing to do with some unconscious rebellion on my part, a deep and invisible rejection of the city. That may still be true but disorientation seems to be active state policy. The title of this blog entry, in reference to James Scott's book, is exactly what I'm driving at in my thesis. Take this as a visual summary! (hint: look at the cardinal points on each subway map). If you've seen this in other places please let me know!