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[โ€“] God_Is_Love@reddthat.com 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I cannot stop laughing ๐Ÿ˜‚

Personally I think humans run because they are a species with enough cognitive abilities to be masochists

[โ€“] vga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It's because we grew out of having to do physical work 8-12 hours every day just to stay alive.

[โ€“] God_Is_Love@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago

I actually love physical work! I just hate running ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] dingus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

As someone who started running last year because it's supposedly "good for you", I'm inclined to agree lol