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Re:Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billions int... by OkayPhysicist on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @01:36PM (#39769730)
A human walking is absurdly efficient, as anyone who's ever tried to outrun a bad diet can tell you. Running or walking a mile burns ~100 extra calories relative to sitting on your couch. Unless you're putting active effort into not doing so, most diets fluctuate by far more than that.
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Re:Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billions int... by hollerith on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @03:27PM (#39770965)
Sure, but it is also true that food that is healthy for people is an absurdly expensive form of energy compared to gasoline.
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Re:Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billions int... by wolverine876 on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @03:34PM (#39771065)
If we make free the largest costs of gas, greenhouse gas emissions.
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Re:Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billions int... by hollerith on Sunday March 24, 2024 @01:30PM (#39808690)
Even if we count the cost of the co2 emissions: it probably takes more petroleum products to grow the food for the walking delivery workers than it takes to fuel the delivery truck.
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