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"...the best work commute you can have is a 15-minute walk each way..." Interesting ... and sadly laughable considering modern cities. I wonder if my 15 minut

"...the best work commute you can have is a 15-minute walk each way..." Interesting ... and sadly laughable considering modern cities. I wonder if my 15 minutes walk to the station each way counts!

black-tea 8y ago
> I wonder if my 15 minutes walk to the station each way counts! Why wouldn't it?
joelthelion 8y ago
> modern cities Modern US cities.
- vinay427 8y ago
  Eh, I live in a relatively large European city and only around 5% of people that I know are within a 15 minute walk from their work or university. I was actually closer when I lived in SF, which seemed denser, but that's an exception among US cities.
pokemongoaway 8y ago
I had a 15m walk to the office when I lived in San Francisco... The culture is such that people are willing to sacrifice ridiculous things for merely being able to maintain a life style they do not like. Unfortunately, I now have 0 commute time :) But I go for walks at least twice per day. People work pretty hard in order to get themselves into very unhealthy living situations, and often seem to be unwilling to work for 5 minutes per day to get out of them. I'm not placing blame, just describing the situation. Beware of the ol' "I have a job so I can afford a car to go to work..." or "I'm working out so I can feel good about myself so I can feel worthy of women/love" or any self-unfulfilling prophecy. A comment above about the guy's friends working out in order to get chicks... It's another thing I find quite strange. Sure, there are like 2% of girls who are only attracted to very muscular men (and they're rarely the most attractive) - but 98% of girls want a "real man". What is a real man? Well, I'm not going to say because I don't want to get my comment killed again :D However, spending so much time and concern on how you physically look is feminine, not masculine. Just inquire with some girls sometime; they'll tell you they're sick of it! Unless you're trying to cultivate beyond the body & mind, then 15m of strenuous exercise 3 times per week is all you need. Spending hours curling in front of gym mirrors is a beauty contest in fetishized insecurity.
flarg 8y ago
Certainly in London the best places to live are in the suburbs 30 mins walk from a Tube station, less pollution and cheaper than living on top of the station, and a nice brisk walk in.

"...the best work commute you can have is a 15-minute walk each way..." Interesting ... and sadly laughable considering modern cities. I wonder if my 15 minutes walk to the station each way counts!

black-tea 8y ago

> I wonder if my 15 minutes walk to the station each way counts! Why wouldn't it?

joelthelion 8y ago

> modern cities Modern US cities.

vinay427 8y ago
Eh, I live in a relatively large European city and only around 5% of people that I know are within a 15 minute walk from their work or university. I was actually closer when I lived in SF, which seemed denser, but that's an exception among US cities.

pokemongoaway 8y ago

I had a 15m walk to the office when I lived in San Francisco... The culture is such that people are willing to sacrifice ridiculous things for merely being able to maintain a life style they do not like. Unfortunately, I now have 0 commute time :) But I go for walks at least twice per day. People work pretty hard in order to get themselves into very unhealthy living situations, and often seem to be unwilling to work for 5 minutes per day to get out of them. I'm not placing blame, just describing the situation. Beware of the ol' "I have a job so I can afford a car to go to work..." or "I'm working out so I can feel good about myself so I can feel worthy of women/love" or any self-unfulfilling prophecy. A comment above about the guy's friends working out in order to get chicks... It's another thing I find quite strange. Sure, there are like 2% of girls who are only attracted to very muscular men (and they're rarely the most attractive) - but 98% of girls want a "real man". What is a real man? Well, I'm not going to say because I don't want to get my comment killed again :D However, spending so much time and concern on how you physically look is feminine, not masculine. Just inquire with some girls sometime; they'll tell you they're sick of it! Unless you're trying to cultivate beyond the body & mind, then 15m of strenuous exercise 3 times per week is all you need. Spending hours curling in front of gym mirrors is a beauty contest in fetishized insecurity.

flarg 8y ago

Certainly in London the best places to live are in the suburbs 30 mins walk from a Tube station, less pollution and cheaper than living on top of the station, and a nice brisk walk in.