In this episode, we explore the oregon trail was no game. You know, when I say Oregon Trail, I am willing to bet a very specific image pops into your head right now. Oh, definitely. It's the chunky 8 -bit computer screen. Right. A highly pixelated aux and, you know, a glowing green message. bluntly informing you that you've died of dysentery. It's like the ultimate piece of pop culture mythology for a certain generation. It really is. But the true story of the Oregon Trail, I mean, it isn't a retro meme. It's the story of 400 ,000 desperate people who basically repurposed an abandoned continent spanning corporate fur trapping network just to chase free land. Yeah, which is a wild reality to wrap your head around. Exactly. So OK, let's unpack this. Because for you listening to really grasp the staggering reality of this deep drive, you have to realiz ...