Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL there is a law called Marchetti's Constant. Humans only tolerate commutes of less than ~1 hour. Housing outside that limit will fail.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square141linkfedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down19cross-posted to: antiwork@lemmy.worldantiwork@lemmy.mlworkreform@lemmy.worldpublictransport@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1555arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a law called Marchetti's Constant. Humans only tolerate commutes of less than ~1 hour. Housing outside that limit will fail.en.wikipedia.orgDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square141linkfedilinkcross-posted to: antiwork@lemmy.worldantiwork@lemmy.mlworkreform@lemmy.worldpublictransport@slrpnk.net
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoI get it, but I just can’t get to that place mentally in stop-and-go-bumper-to-bumper traffic for that long. Not even half that long. If that was a nice 50mph cruise the whole time, sure.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoAbout 73 for me most of the way. An hour of bumper to bumper, or commuting on a bus would probably make it worse.
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoTraffic jams make driving infinitely worse. It requires so much more attention.
I get it, but I just can’t get to that place mentally in stop-and-go-bumper-to-bumper traffic for that long. Not even half that long. If that was a nice 50mph cruise the whole time, sure.
About 73 for me most of the way. An hour of bumper to bumper, or commuting on a bus would probably make it worse.
Traffic jams make driving infinitely worse. It requires so much more attention.