Laziness

As you may know, I sometimes participate in Yahoo Answers. A user asked a question:

Why are 90% of Americans the size of a blimp?

That question was removed by the administrators, which is puzzling because I have seen far worse questions. But I had answered it before it was removed.

Because contrary to most TV commercials most Americans do *not* have an active lifestyle. In fact, most of the supposed time-saving aspects of our culture (such as microwave dinners) serve not to provide us with more active time, but to guarantee us more leisure time.

Most Americans lead sedentary lives of ease. We are taught from day one to do what is easiest. Any exertion that would set us in front of the crowd is subject to scorn and derision -> Why should that over-achiever make me look bad? We are all about conforming to the lowest common denominator, dragging as many people down with us as possible so that we feel safety in numbers.

Laziness is pervasive in American culture, not only physically, but perhaps more so mentally. Note how many people will get genuinely angry at someone who dares to point out spelling errors. Typos are one thing, but to never learn the difference between "their", "they're" and "there" is laziness at its zenith.

So, while your question is probably meant as a semi-trollish attempt to elicit denials or correct your bad mathematics, it does land close to the mark.