Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-225 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-square51fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-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-225 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 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-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 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.
Traffic jams make driving infinitely worse. It requires so much more attention.