[Vocabulary] A prosperous mechanized society means that most people take less exercise

[ambitious-girl]

This is main sentence:

A prosperous mechanized society means that most people take less exercise, as well as making it possible for people to eat more.

Can we rewrite it as the following?

A prosperous mechanized society involves/requires most people's taking less exercise, as well as making it possible for people to eat more.


A prosperous mechanized society involves/requires taking less exercise, as well as making it possible for people to eat more.

 

[GoesStation]

Involves is possible. Requires doesn't work because it implies that people are not allowed to exercise as much rather than not choosing to. I prefer the original version though.

 

[andrewg927]

I guess the result of a mechanized society is people exercising less. LOL. Think of our farmers in the past and obese kids sitting in front of the screen for hours.

 

[ambitious-girl]

"A prosperous mechanized society may result in people taking less exercise, as well as making it possible for people to eat more."

According to what you suggested, is the following correct too?
A prosperous mechanized society may mean that most people take less exercise, as well as making it possible for people to eat more.

 

[GoesStation]

According to what you suggested, is the following correct too?
A prosperous mechanized society may mean that most people take less exercise, as well as making it possible for people to eat more.

Yes.