Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 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-square144fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down110
arrow-up1560arrow-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-224 days agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squareiglou@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·24 days ago2.5 hours is wild. You spent 5 hours a day commuting?
minus-squareBunbury@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·23 days agoWell, for 2 years I did 2 hours each way, then they changed around some public transport times and it was 2.5 hours for another 2 years. I did most of my homework, solo parts of projects and studying in public transport.
minus-squareiglou@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 days agoThat’s rough. I honestly couldn’t do that.
minus-squareBunbury@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoFair, it’s not for everyone. I was admittedly pretty burnt out after the 2 years of 2.5 hours. That was too much long term for me too.
2.5 hours is wild. You spent 5 hours a day commuting?
Well, for 2 years I did 2 hours each way, then they changed around some public transport times and it was 2.5 hours for another 2 years.
I did most of my homework, solo parts of projects and studying in public transport.
That’s rough. I honestly couldn’t do that.
Fair, it’s not for everyone. I was admittedly pretty burnt out after the 2 years of 2.5 hours. That was too much long term for me too.