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TIL there is a law called Marchetti's Constant. Humans only tolerate commutes of less than ~1 hour. (en.wikipedia.org)
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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.

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[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

As is often the case, the US is somewhat of an exception to the rule AFAIK.

The combination of the hugeness of the country, how central cars are in the overall culture, and how under-regulated the labor market is makes Americans willing/forced to endure ridiculously long commutes, probably longer than people would in any other country.

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