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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)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33770439

If this isn't an argument for 15-minute cities I don't know what is

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well, I commuted 1:45 each way, every weekday, for about 10 years. I guess that law did not apply to me.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm assuming you weren't too happy about having to waste nearly four hours of your day in commuting though, which is the point of the article. People are satisfied with a commute of up to 30min each way, any longer and it starts to annoy them

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I guess it’s ‘on average’ - I, for example, have managed to have a sub 30 min commute for most of my 20+ years career, and that on public transport or by bike. It’s been mostly by accident rather than design, but it’s been a massive blessing.

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