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me_irl
(lemm.ee)
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"Peoples' aversion to walking is stunningly ridiculous and shouldn't be enabled."
Sounds different if we choose a different activity. Such a blanket statement is offensive and doesn't factor in disability.
I agree with that. People at work have discussed having pizza delivered from a restaurant that’s 400m away. This is ridiculous and should be discouraged. But it also doesn’t invalidate measures for disability.
I have to agree with bleistift2 that you chose a bad example here, at least in regards to the United States and other rampantly car-dependent places. Obviously the wording is ableist, but someone complaining about a real issue such as car-dependency or just generally high-class laziness might not think of that at the time. A better example I think would be
Not only is this more obviously ignorant of disability, but it also doesn't pose the question of if they're arguing against something no-one should be complaining about vs real-world issues caused by corruption and late-stage capitalism. c/fuckcars