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> 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 t
by 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