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jleopold · 3451 days ago · link · · parent · post: The slow death of purposeless walking - BBC Magazine
The only part of Atlas Shrugged that I really remember features Dagny (or maybe a different major character) in a subway station. While buying cigarettes, the shop attendant said people had started walking differently. Once, they walked quickly because they had important places to be. Now, they walked fast to get away from other things. Given that it was a subway,he didn't say anything about walking for no reason, but I think the broader trend he remarked on seems broadly true.