Davriellelouna@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-up1573arrow-down19
arrow-up1564arrow-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.worlddeleted by creator to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square141linkfedilink
minus-squaretroglodyte_mignon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year ago using public transport helps. At least I get to relax, play a game, knit, etc. This is true, but only if it’s not crowded and you get to sit down. The same commute time feels completely different during rush hour and off-peak.
minus-squareBunbury@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoTrue. Luckily I haven’t needed to stand in a long while. Makes the commute a lot less fun when that’s necessary. But at least there’s audiobooks.
This is true, but only if it’s not crowded and you get to sit down. The same commute time feels completely different during rush hour and off-peak.
True. Luckily I haven’t needed to stand in a long while. Makes the commute a lot less fun when that’s necessary. But at least there’s audiobooks.