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0 pointsEGreg12y ago0 comments

Well then I would confidently say that's stupid, unless they are using their commute time to work on something or catch up on their favorite shows.

Your most limited resource is time. Money is a distant second. And if those people arent monetizing their commute or taking care of their entertainment, they are wasting time to save some money. It's nearly as stupid as fracking - wasting water to get oil, only to later have a water shortage and a raped environment. And half as stupid as wasting your health for money, then trying to get it back with money.

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throwaway984812y ago· 1 in thread

It's not stupid. High salaried people in NYC often locate their families in the suburbs in CT and NJ, which are safer and more livable. The commute is just a function of where they determine the salary/lifestyle tradeoff is even. Some people just place a higher utility on their family's lifestyle than their own time.

Crake12y ago

I don't know that I'd call CT or NJ safer or more liveable. Especially not to the point where it would justify such a long commute.

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