TIL there is a law called Marchetti's Constant. Humans only tolerate commutes of less than ~1 hour. Housing outside that limit will fail.

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

uhhhh well that is objectively not true

I rather enjoyed my 1 hour train ride to school in college. Listened to more music than I ever had before in my life

maybe just most Italians reject long commutes?

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The title is a lie. The constant is an average, not a minimum. The point being that that average stays around 1 hour even if the transportation methods become better and faster. Meaning that people rather broaden their travel radius than shorten their travel time if travel means become better.

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