يوريو / xy0roDec 30
Anon Opin
Having a 1 hour+ commute is never worth it. I don't care how much extra money you earn or how many podcasts you listen to on the way. Spending such a significant portion of your life simply going to and from work is a waste of life.
Dec 29 at 9:55amanon_opin
Show threadTzimisce FleshDec 29
@anon_opin So fucking close to getting it.
Show threadbencourticeDec 29
@anon_opin @jpm in some European countries the idea of travelling more than 30 minutes to get to work is unheard of (and employers may even be liable for wages above about that time). I think this is a good idea.
Show threadMans RDec 29
@bencourtice @anon_opin @jpm That works in cities of up to about a million. Bigger than that and you're looking at an hour for many journeys.
Show threadbencourticeDec 29
@mansr @anon_opin @jpm An snthropologist I know argues that about 1 million is the ideal maximum size for cities, based on his lived and professional experience
Show threadMans RDec 29
@bencourtice @anon_opin @jpm I'm inclined to agree. Having spent time in cities of various sizes, I've ended up living in one of about 250k, and I like it here.
Show threadbencourticeDec 29
@mansr @anon_opin @jpm I grew up in Hobart, about 200k. good if you fit in but for a more diverse social/intellectual scene I moved to Melbourne in my 20s. Then about 3 million I think. Better scene but so vast I never really went to large parts of it. Way too big and crowded now.
Show threadMans RDec 29
@bencourtice @anon_opin @jpm We have two universities and a very diverse population, so the situation here might be a bit different (I know nothing about Hobart other than its location).
Show threadJoe Steinbring Dec 29
@anon_opin I had an hour commute once upon a time. The drive to work was tolerable, but the drive home was always a massive pain.
Show threadBoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺Dec 29
@anon_opin Define "worth it". I had an 1:30hr commute for about 4 years. It enabled us to move to a bigger home in the county we wanted to live in and I didn't have to leave the career/field in which I wanted to work. And tbh, it set me up for my current role, too. Plus I made up for it with my 30sec commutes for thrle 4 odd years following COVID.
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Dec 29
@anon_opin My partner has a 1+ hour commute, but typically only goes 9 1/2 months of the year, and often only 3 or 4 days a week. If we moved closer we'd have to live someone shitty and then I'd be driving further to work, and we can't move in this fucked economy anyway.
Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑Dec 29
@anon_opin
Can be reduced to ten words at the end:
"going to and from work is a waste of life"
Or even six:
"work is a waste of life"