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>For example city centers are usually the most polluted, but can have some of the most expensive square meters to live in. Although it is true that maybe most p
by carlmr 2y ago
>For example city centers are usually the most polluted, but can have some of the most expensive square meters to live in. Although it is true that maybe most people are not aware of that.
Or it's a known tradeoff. If you live in the city center you save a lot of time on commuting if your office is there, too. You save a lot of time going out because you can walk over to the next restaurant in 5-10 minutes.
That's measurable time savings in the 1-2h per day range depending on what you compare it to.
If it doesn't decrease your lifetime by a similar amount it may be a worthy tradeoff.
- dgfitz 2y agoDecreased mortality in order to walk to a food establishment quickly is a worthy tradeoff?
- daveguy 2y agoThat depends. Do you value sitting in a car or doing literally anything else more? Restaurant probably isn't the best example because it's a luxury. What about the grocery store? Work?
- dgfitz 2y agoWalking to and from the grocery store carrying a family’s worth of groceries, inhaling exhaust fumes and trying not to get hit by a car, sounds fucking miserable.
- carlmr 2y agoSitting in a car in traffic might not even be that healthy either. And it definitely costs time. But I don't want to tell you how to live.
- dgfitz 2y agoSitting at a restaurant however, no biggie.