[throwawayboise]

You can compensate for all those things, and some drivers do. Taking walks on their breaks, doing calesthenics, bringing good food from home, etc. Many of them don't, just as many other people don't take care of themselves and are fat and sedentary.

The amount of sitting a software dev does is comparable if not more to most truck drivers, I'd guess.

[specialp]

I can get out of my office chair, stretch, and then return back to my seat in a minute as much as I'd like. An 18 wheeler has to exit the highway, find a place to park that accommodates large trucks, put on the brakes, Climb out, walk around, and then go back to the highway. All while not being paid a salary but being paid by the mile.

[mywittyname]

These people piss in bottles to avoid stopping. These people aren't taking many breaks to stretch and get some exercise.

[throwawayboise]

Some are. I know them. Many don't, I agree.

[tripa]

These people!