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curios any more insight on that stat? it contradicts the thesis of the op edit found this https://themortgagepoint.com/2024/08/20/most-americans-stay-close-to-

• hyperliner 2y ago
  Two good ones: “The Typical American Lives Only 18 Miles From Mom” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/24/upshot/24up-family.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/24/upshot/24up-f... “More than half of Americans live within an hour of extended family” https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/05/18/more-than-half-of-americans-live-within-an-hour-of-extended-family/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/05/18/more-than...
  • llamaimperative 2y ago
    If you’ve lived within 20 minutes of a friend versus 2 minutes of a friend, it’d be immediately obvious how irrelevant “only 18 miles” and “within an hour” are. Someone 45 minutes away might as well require a flight, as far as I’m concerned
    • CMCDragonkai 2y ago
      It's like that thing about radio waves. I proposed the inverse square law on friendship versus temporal distance.
      • whiskiss 2y ago
        I agree. You could say temporal distance out of sight squared = amount out of mind. (I know that's not the real inverse square equation just having fun)