Just like T.S. Eliot!

Lets. Get. Dangerous.

I, for one, hope that you step in something wet every time you’re walking around in socks. Anything is better that your comfort.

Kill… meeee.

Your first suggestion is not possible for a significant percentage of people, from a US perspective. The infrastructure is not there for public transport. Walking to your job everyday is a foolish suggestion, for anyone not within a reasonable mileage of their home.