• hersh@literature.cafe
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      1 month ago

      I was thinking that it sounded about right, until I read beyond the headline:

      Its value is approximately one hour, or half an hour for a one-way trip.

      WHAT. I thought he meant one hour each way!

      Are there any cities where that is the norm??? I’ve had sub-30 commutes in my life, and it felt like the height of luxury.

      I had a 1.5 hour (one way) commute for a while, and I was burned the fuck out after a year of that. It takes a toll on your health.

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        This is my current hell. When I started it was 3x/week so it wasn’t too bad, but now it’s 4, and there’s a “rumor” that it’s gonna go back to full time in at some point. Thanks for the motivation to get my next certification as fast as possible I guess, because I’m already working on exit strategies.

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      1 month ago

      Or Kansas… there aren’t a great many urban centers with diverse job markets so people routinely commute in from over an hour at my workplace.