Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 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-square137fedilinkarrow-up1547arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1539arrow-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-22 days agomessage-square137fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 hours 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-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoTraffic jams make driving infinitely worse. It requires so much more attention.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 hours agoAbout 73 for me most of the way. An hour of bumper to bumper, or commuting on a bus would probably make it worse.
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.
Traffic jams make driving infinitely worse. It requires so much more attention.
About 73 for me most of the way. An hour of bumper to bumper, or commuting on a bus would probably make it worse.