Nobody uses a horse and cart as an every day method of commuting anymore.

It's a bit different than that analogy would suggest. Learning things piecemeal can leave strange gaps in one's knowledge, in my experience. A book is often much quicker.

	▲	casey2 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Almost all programming books are more piecemeal than the docs

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weikju 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

People still exercise and make up physical activities to compensate for the more sedentary lifestyle, though.

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misswaterfairy 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Horse and cart might be antiquated and slow, but my god are they so much cheaper and more reliable than the modern car.

Many parts of the world still rely on horse and cart today, even modern societies.

	▲	badc0ffee 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You can't just buy a horse and park it in a garage. You need to exercise it, give it vet care, shoes, feed it, deal with poop, etc. Or, pay someone to do that. Unless you live in a place with dirt roads, or really love horses, I think a beater Toyota would win in terms of time and cost.