Comments on: These Mesmerizing Maps of Where People Jog Reveal Something Telling About Major U.S. Cities

By: Barnabas

Barnabas — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:42:32 +0000

In an age where the rich mimic the dress of the poor, status is signaled through thinness. This is why skinny jeans and otherwise fitted clothing is in. Thinness signals discretionary income for good diet and leisure time for exercise. It also signals future time orientation in a time where the poor and lower middle class are aggressively signalling otherwise with tattoos and motorcycles, YOLO shirts, etc. I would imagine that jogging might lead to some social consequences among certain groups where it might be seen as signaling class aspirations above your neighbors.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:00:22 +0000

To strip away all irony for clarity, poor people today often own smartphones; that is not the constraint keeping them from jogging.

By: Cassander

Cassander — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:35:03 +0000

Poor young people actually own smartphones at rates near or higher to poor old people, but your point stands.

By: Mothersmurfer

Mothersmurfer — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:57:23 +0000

Or… the people with the intelligence and drive to acquire the skills that lead to higher-paid employment that leads to wealth accumulation also have the drive to make the effort to stay fit.

By: With the thoughts you'd be thinkin

With the thoughts you'd be thinkin — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:02:39 +0000

Funny how no one mentions one of the more obvious reasons, the likelihood of being robbed.