It's mind boggling how much people outside the US don't realize the barriers we face to doing the things they suggest we do. "Why don't you riot and blockade your congress?" Because it would take me 8 days of driving - 4 there and 4 back - to protest at the capital for just a single day, and I'd lose my job for being gone that long. "Why don't you walk more?" Because I'm 100x more likely to get killed by a car due to street design, and the store I need to go to is no less than 5 miles away if I'm lucky. Etc etc etc.
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