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While that's a wild UX choice and shouldn't happen, people's aversion to making a phone call is stunningly ridiculous and shouldn't be enabled.
"Peoples' aversion to walking is stunningly ridiculous and shouldn't be enabled."
Sounds different if we choose a different activity. Such a blanket statement is offensive and doesn't factor in disability.
I have to agree with bleistift2 that you chose a bad example here, at least in regards to the United States and other rampantly car-dependent places. Obviously the wording is ableist, but someone complaining about a real issue such as car-dependency or just generally high-class laziness might not think of that at the time. A better example I think would be
Not only is this more obviously ignorant of disability, but it also doesn't pose the question of if they're arguing against something no-one should be complaining about vs real-world issues caused by corruption and late-stage capitalism. c/fuckcars