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You are lucky to have the option to choose. Part of the problem is that as a city grows, the average distance between any two points grows while there are more
by mark-r 10y ago
You are lucky to have the option to choose. Part of the problem is that as a city grows, the average distance between any two points grows while there are more people trying to commute. It becomes an N^2 problem.
As you get older too you will find that other criteria define your willingness to move when you get a new job. Don't count on being able to find your ideal job within 10 minutes of your current home.
- bagacrap 10y agoWell, I took a 10% pay cut (and moved house) to get a job that I could walk to in <10 minutes. I think the point of the grandparent is that proximity to the office is of greater primacy than some other traditionally valued attributes, like career prospects or pay.
- justinzollars 10y agoI'm 35 and sold my house in the Bay Area because of a 1.2 hour commute. Its likely the only house I will ever be able to afford, so I'm not just an idealistic kid. I did the math and was scared that 20 days per year was spent in traffic. It scared me to death.
- awqrre 10y agoit might not be as big of an issue when you get that self driving car
- justinzollars 10y agofact.