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Well, for one thing only _one_ of you needs to commute. Secondly, you can work towards a situation where you don't have that commute, or it's cheap / clean / e
by randomsearch 5y ago
Well, for one thing only _one_ of you needs to commute.
Secondly, you can work towards a situation where you don't have that commute, or it's cheap / clean / easy / you don't lose all the time. Spoiler: live on a trainline or buy a bicycle.
Third, I don't believe this is the main reason for commuting. I think it's because people want to live in one place and work in another, which is usually a bad idea - especially for the environment. It irks me when I choose to live reasonably close to work so I don't need to burn fossil fuels to get there, and then people driving their cars to and from some village complain about their commute whilst I have to suffer the air pollution from their vehicles.
I totally get that for some transitional periods a long commute may be required, but I don't know a single person who couldn't make their commute a 20min walk or by public transport if they moved or switched jobs.
- rytis 5y ago> people want to live in one place and work in another, which is usually a bad idea do you suggest moving every time you change jobs? I suppose that can be done as a single person or a couple, but moving homes every 4-6 years with children who have to change schools, etc is (I'm sorry) an insane proposition.
- randomsearch 5y ago> do you suggest moving every time you change jobs? No, just if you move to a new job that's a long journey away from your house.
- alexgmcm 5y agoI suspect they don't have children, as finding a suitable and affordable family home in the city is also incredibly hard. If you are single and can just up sticks from one apartment to another then yeah, it's pretty trivial.
- dkdbejwi383 5y ago> Secondly, you can work towards a situation where you don't have that commute, or it's cheap / clean / easy / you don't lose all the time. Spoiler: live on a trainline or buy a bicycle. Does "commuting" only mean "driving in a privately owned car" where you are based? I'd consider travelling by rail, bus or bicycle to also be commuting.
- randomsearch 5y agoSorry I was unclear, yes I meant if you want to recover the time, take public transport.
- eythian 5y agoDepends, often commuting is seen as this long, arduous thing to get to work. When I was going to the office, it was a 15 minute bike ride along canals. Technically a commute, but it doesn't feel like it, and it doesn't take a significant amount of my day. Really, it's a nice small amount of being outside and getting a little exercise and was kinda relaxing, so a net positive.
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoI guess it's an American idea about commuting being a 4 hour journey sat alone in your 5-seat car on a 6-lane freeway.
- midasuni 5y agoThe word commute literally comes from ticket prices being commuted for regular travellers (holder of a commutation ticket) I.e public transport