I just meant that they see a costly thing that people do, and they do something to reduce that cost. That basically is what all companies do.

I believe that's what GP meant as well, but apparently everyone else interpreted it differently.

No one in their right mind would want to walk to any business in the US due to its urban planning and transport infrastructure.

Even biking is an absurd risk that only rare people dare to make.

In the US it's not abnormal to express the length of even mundane car trips in how many hours you spend driving. That's definitely not a halmark of a walkable region.

> Even biking is an absurd risk that only rare people dare to make.

Neither of these things are true everywhere in the US. There are many cities where walking and biking are common forms of transportation. But there are certainly many places where the infrastructure appears to be actively designed to kill pedestrians and bicyclist as well.