alt Hacker NewsLet's take the automobile as an example.
If it would be possible to walk to get groceries (and also exercise at the same time), do people choose to drive instead because it's simply easier and faster? They then claim that the goal of exercise is simply not worth it any more given driving is faster (and easier)?
Yes, absolutely they do. That's a huge contributing factor to why the obesity rate is so high in the US. I grew up about 10 minutes walking distance from a grocery store with a big parking lot and most of us in my neighborhood drove there.