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cl0ckt0wertoday at 12:07 PM8 repliesview on HN

Just because they invented cars doesn't mean you stop jogging.


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bicxtoday at 12:23 PM

When they invented cars (and cars became popular and affordable), people did stop walking everywhere. Jogging wasn’t popularized until the 1970s, when we all realized we needed to be intentional with fitness in our car-based society.

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simgttoday at 12:27 PM

They did make it very hard for people to do anything else but use a car in many, many places though...

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jordanbtoday at 12:27 PM

> Just because they invented cars doesn't mean you stop jogging.

They literally made it a crime to walk down the street.

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mmustapictoday at 1:03 PM

The one I like better is: software is great at playing chess, doesn't mean you cannot play too

ramon156today at 12:15 PM

Read the post, it's a gotcha ;P I was scared too

guzfiptoday at 12:25 PM

No but everyone has gotten real fat since then.

pitchedtoday at 12:12 PM

I really like the sentiment and will quote this in the future! My own thoughts line up a bit closer to the article though, with this quote being a good summary of it:

> The 1% utility AI has is overshadowed by the overwhelming mediocracy it regurgitates.