[AlienRobot]

But if the comment wasn't considering you, then they weren't telling you to exercise.

Nobody is telling someone who physically can't run to run. There is no reason to interpret it this way.

[JohnMakin]

You’re putting far too much into the response than is there. The point being responded to was “why optimize something like exercise?” a reason was given. It’s not as uncommon as you seem to be making it out to be.