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Less than 25 percent of Americans walk for more than ten minutes continuously in a typical week
(www.sciencedaily.com)
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Probably walk around with the explicit intent to just walk around for, like, cumulatively an hour or more a day. How the fuck are you people not understimulated at the time you go to bed. Is this some neurotypical magic I'm not privy to?
Sure, there’s walking in stores. But essentially: walkability is a luxury for the rich here.
I can write a whole essay on this. Americans themselves aren’t necessarily bad people, quite the contrary. Americans love touching grass and walkable cities and all that cool shit, but it’s so expensive because there’s such overwhelming demand and the ruling class isn’t interested in expanding things. Many Americans are awesome people, but damn are American
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People are influenced by their material circumstances. People don't walk, cause US society isn't built for that.
You should notice your confusion, read the article, and realise the headline is deeply misleading.
They are only counting walking for transportation. Not e.g. shopping, recreation, during work etc.
In general a good reflex when hearing something outrageous is to believe your own doubt as to the truth, and investigate. Media flourishes selling outrageous half truths and nonsense. 7bicycles was also deeply irresponsible copying this headline without context.
Large swathes of America are effectively houses next to interstate highways. There's no where to walk to lol.
I have lived on both sides of it. Poor communities are not afforded the luxury of walking places