▲ 562 ▼ TIL 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.org) submitted 1 year ago* by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] iglou@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) 2.5 hours is wild. You spent 5 hours a day commuting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's rough. I honestly couldn't do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's rough. I honestly couldn't do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's rough. I honestly couldn't do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent