Originally Posted by tortoise

Or could it be because if they told the truth, "I don't feel like spending three times as long sweating on a bike for an errand that I can accomplish with my car, in the air conditioning." they would be demonized, especially by enthusiasts/zealots. Maybe the "average" person isn't comfortable being judged as immoral/slothful for choosing convenience, and maybe they're too polite to tell the questioner to go 'F themselves.

I bet they don't make excuses to their peers, because their peers likely feel the same way. To them they'd just say, "I'll drive."

How many of those little old ladies would choose to continue hauling wood and water on their heads were a vehicle option available? Or clean water in their homes? Exactly.

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