It's a huge concern if you're living in the "western world", especially in a big city, which is where jobs tend to congregate. London is a nightmare for this, f

It's a huge concern if you're living in the "western world", especially in a big city, which is where jobs tend to congregate. London is a nightmare for this, for example. It's the exact reason why many tech people are clamoring for remote work and going for "vacations" to Asian holiday countries (Thailand is a big one) where they stay most of the year. It's literally cheaper to live in a tropical paradise than in a reasonable apartment in London. I've also seen a trend where companies start their offices in smaller cities next to capitals and their employees don't commute TO work, they commute from their homes to bigger cities on weekends. It's still decidedly far from ideal but it beats spending 1.5 hours on a commute every single day.