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The "1-2 hours of commuting every day" he gave is a pretty good (inverse) metric for quality of life. Edit: Not as in, 1 hour of commuting is good, but as in,
by mike_hock 4y ago
The "1-2 hours of commuting every day" he gave is a pretty good (inverse) metric for quality of life.
Edit: Not as in, 1 hour of commuting is good, but as in, commuting time is a good way to measure quality of life.
- londons_explore 4y agoIf someone lives in a small village where everything is 5 minutes walk away, that person might still decide to work at the better paid job 30 mins drive away, or shop at the bigger shop in the next town over. And in his free time, he may choose to fly to a beach rather than spend his holiday in his garden or local park. People trade off travel time for other benefits.
- mike_hock 4y agoTrue, I mean it's an important metric, not that it's directly inversely proportional to quality of life. Like air quality, for example. It's important, but pretty much everyone living in a city trades it for something else.