Look, it sounds like you had a longer commute than I have now -- I traded a 10 minute commute for a 45 minute commute. It also sounds like you also work near so

Look, it sounds like you had a longer commute than I have now -- I traded a 10 minute commute for a 45 minute commute. It also sounds like you also work near somewhere you can go fishing, whereas I work in the middle of a major city. If you want to talk about "convincing ourselves", I look at some of my co-workers who live in tiny apartments that don't even have fully functioning kitchens, for the sake of being a few blocks from work. They talk about how great it is to have a short commute and seem oblivious to the fact that they've chosen lives slightly better than those of Chinese factory workers, only the company doesn't pay for the exorbitant rent on the tiny pods they're living in or all the meals they have to order from delivery services because they only have a mini-fridge and a microwave.