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commute >1h is one of the main reasons most move away from the valley. I agree though, moving away from the US is a breath of fresh air on living standards when
by cyphunk 13y ago
commute >1h is one of the main reasons most move away from the valley. I agree though, moving away from the US is a breath of fresh air on living standards when it comes to culture and public transport. But you can pick other cities and countries to get this. Cities that have comparable burgeoning tech scenes of their own. Berlin comes to mind. All the scrappy push of a high tech culture without all the fascist government baggage of say a US, CH or Israel.
- kyboren 13y agoThat's fair, but it is still possible to find something closer. And a 1hr commute is a lot different stuck in traffic on the 680 or 101 than working on your laptop in a train.
- cyphunk 13y agoi'm just saying: the commuters paradox (described by two swiss) is known to have a high(est) negative effect on happiness: http://brunofrey.com/articles/C_481_08.pdf http://brunofrey.com/articles/C_481_08.pdf
- collyw 13y agoI am amazed that people are saying that < 1.15 hour is good for commuting, yet think fibre optic is great. How much time do you actually spend waiting for downloads? I live ten minute cycle from work. Central Barcelona. OK, my apartment is small and expensive relative to wages, but I can't stand commuting. It really does seem like a waste of your life.