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Long commutes always suck, and having something else drive for you won't make that change. Parking as a non-issue is an argument for denser and tighter organiz
by angersock 10y ago
Long commutes always suck, and having something else drive for you won't make that change.
Parking as a non-issue is an argument for denser and tighter organization of cities instead of sprawl.
Self-driving taxis and buses are another reason to prefer living in the city, least of all because they are cheaper in a denser area.
- nine_k 10y agoA long commute in a self-driving car, even more than in a comfortable train, can be a part of your work day, or even your leisure. Commute while driving is manual labor, preventing any meaningful concentration, be it watching a movie or writing code.
- sotojuan 10y agoI wonder how long it'll take for people to be comfortable enough with self driving cars that they stop paying attention to the road.
- icebraining 10y agoNo time at all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXls4cdEv7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXls4cdEv7c
- nine_k 10y agoI think that the whole point of a self-driving car is that the passenger can pay no attention to the road. Else it's not self-driving.
- angersock 10y agoIt is a sad state of affairs when labor is convinced that spending more of their time in a little box (regardless of pilot) in order to show up to work is somehow any sort of leisure at all. Why is all this tech being used to solve the goal of self-driving cars, and yet remote work is still somehow in the realm of fantasy to most people?
- Noos 10y agobecause only a tiny amount of the workforce does the kind of hands-off knowledge work than can be done remotely, and without the need for significant employee control.
- nine_k 10y agoWorking remotely can be great; I worked this way for several years. But not all jobs are like programmer's. Think of e.g. medical personnel, overworked as they usually are, being able to sleep for an extra hour while being taken to / from a hospital. Think of a teacher who could spend an hour of commute preparing to the lessons instead of holding the steering wheel. Think of a plumber who can settle some business affairs while on the road, and spend an extra hour with his kids instead.
- gcr 10y agoIt's far easier to get work done or to read some nice books when you're not also swerving to avoid oncoming traffic. Caltrain and Amtrak provide A+ reading experience. Even MTA or PATH are bearable. I rate them a B- if your book is one-handed.