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16 days agoYou 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.
This is art, it’s provocative. It’s satirical from the perspective of using these super high tech gadgets and infrastructure to perform a pointless and unpleasant task. It’s asking why such a task might be considered desirable, especially by someone who had access to such tools and knowledge.
It’s creative and interesting. Not everyone who uses computers is some Randian nightmare goblin.