Why are stairs used more than slopes?

Question

Stairs are harder to walk, and higher risk of injury than slopes (imagine falling from stairs versus falling from slope).

So why aren’t slopes used more commonly in buildings?

Even stairs-shaped escalators are more common than slope-shaped escalators.

**Edit:** By “slopes”, I mean “ramps”. Pardon my English.

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Answer 1

A ladder takes the most strength over the least distance. A ramp takes the least strength over the longest distance. Stairs are the midpoint between a ramp and a ladder.