Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL 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.orgexternal-linkmessage-square140linkfedilinkarrow-up1572arrow-down19cross-posted to: antiwork@lemmy.worldantiwork@lemmy.mlworkreform@lemmy.worldpublictransport@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1563arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.orgDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square140linkfedilinkcross-posted to: antiwork@lemmy.worldantiwork@lemmy.mlworkreform@lemmy.worldpublictransport@slrpnk.net
minus-squareSundray@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·9 months agoMaybe that would work in sane countries, but in the USA people lost their shit when someone merely suggested cities should be walkable.
minus-squareMachineFab812linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agoSome people lost their shit, and the media made them out to be the majority. Individual states and counties still have more power and influence than you might think. Not that I’m not eyeing my escape routes to a saner country anyways.
Maybe that would work in sane countries, but in the USA people lost their shit when someone merely suggested cities should be walkable.
Some people lost their shit, and the media made them out to be the majority. Individual states and counties still have more power and influence than you might think.
Not that I’m not eyeing my escape routes to a saner country anyways.
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