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Ever been judged by a floor?
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The fatter arrow is just the icing on the cake.
This person attentions to detail
I think it's a good nudge tbh. Stairs are proven again and again to be an incredibly healthy workout given that you don't have issues with your knees.
I just came back from Japan and 20k steps a day and hundreds of stairs for a month really put me in shape and made me realize how important good shoes are lol
Stairs are proven again and again to be an incredibly healthy workout given that you don’t have issues with your knees.
I think stairs on the way up is good for health and fine for knees, stairs on the way down doesn't do as much for health and hurts my knees if I do too much.
That's why on they way down you grind on the railing with your skateboard.
While I agree if you can take the stairs you should, however it really breeds ridicule if you are overweight and can't do it
I think its a very good point. We should probably figure out how to distinguish representation here between "I'm not taking stair" sort of fat and healthy. Maybe it would make more sense to use a carrot here and instead if skinny stick man have a health symbol like a literal carrot maybe idk
But I do have issues with my knees lol
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I think it is more of presenting a choice.
Do you want to be fit and slim? Take the stairs.
Do you want to be fat? Take the escalator.
Anyone know what the speech bubble says?
it's not any less problematic if that's the case because it still assumes people taking the escalator do it because they want to, rather than having like a limp or something. that sort of normalized stigma isn't good.
Obviously I'm obese because I decided to be born with a spinal defect. I should make better choices.
That's the worst excuse for being obese I ever heard. Does a spinal defect prevent you from eating less food?
I think I disagree with you on this one. With obesity reaching pandemic levels internationally, I think forcing simple healthy choices is actually a great solution that helps a larger majority than those who may be stigmatized by using the escalator (for what may or may not be a visible reason to choose the escalator). At the very least it increases awareness of those healthy choices.
Still curious what the speech bubble says though..
Hard disagree here.
"Forcing simple healthy choices" completely disregards the many and varied causes of obesity.
This type of thinking reminds me of the war on drugs approach to drug abuse.
Quite obviously, the underlying causes of obesity are many and varied. The only way to resolve an "obesity pandemic" is to have more services directed at understanding an individual's unique circumstances and helping them develop strategies to improve their health.
This sounds expensive, and doesn't sound like an election-winning policy in 2025, but that's where we are at.
To be fair, I didn't propose this approach as an absolute solution to the obesity pandemic. I said I agree with this method. There are obviously contributing factors that I've listed elsewhere, but I stand by that. It can easily be part of a broader strategy.
If you wanted to solve the obesity pandemic, 100% resolved, absolutely you need systemic change and individualized services. And yes lol it would be a wildly expensive endeavour.
Edit: phrasing
if obesity is reaching a pandemic level, it is obviously no longer treatable with "why don't you walk up the stairs for once, fatso?". if a majority of people are obese it is no longer a question of lifestyle choices.
That’s the thing, obesity isn’t as much of a problem in Korea.
Something is working.
they also have massive problems with body image related depression.
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Surely those people can disregard a picture on the floor, no? Anyone with any form of disability has to deal with far more nonsense than this (revolving doors, for example).
it's not about the people who have to take the escalator. it's about what people who have the choice think about them.
if you've ever been mad at someone who parked in a handicap spot only to then get out and have seemingly nothing be visibly wrong with them, you know the thoughts i mean.
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This would encourage me to choose physical fitness, or to laugh as my tired ass goes up the escalator. I certainly see where there is room for hurt feelings (especially with regards to health issues), but this is pretty effective given that it is in a different language and I instantly understood it.
But then they put a pole in the middle of the escalator access. LOL.
The pole is to prevent people from taking carts and similar objects up and potentially causing an accident
Though it does have unintended consequences
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In Korea, the left of the escalator is for walking, the right is for standing.
(They have signs saying "no walking" but that's what the divider is for; to double the capacity)
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You should see the names of asian big and tall clothing shops.
Asia doesn't fuck around when it comes to conformity.
I like the bollard that would make it uncomfortable for really fat people to get by.
I guess there's an upper limit where they're like, "Hey, this is getting ridiculous. Take the stairs."
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Closeup for anyone interested
8 SECONDS FOR EVERY 2 STEPS CLIMBED? Did Korea just discover the secret of immortality and it's to keep climbing stairs?
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Right to American embassy?
I go on the escalator but walk because I'm only half lazy and also want to go fast
Walking fast on the moving sidewalks makes me feel like Captain America.
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finally, accommodations for Americans
I think it's more like parachute pants to the right, hipster pants to the left. No regular pants allowed.
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