I grew up in Arlington. It is the 50th most populated city in the United States, and it is the city with the highest population that still doesn't have public transportation. The boomers have voted it down for decades because they wanted to keep it a nice suburb, and they thought buses would bring drug problems. Surprise, motherfuckers, Arlington has a drug problem now anyhow. Let people have their fucking buses.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 6 points 4 months ago

This is an american classic that wasted generations of wealth on stupid idea to keep lead imprisoned boomers happy.

[–] Today@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It depends on what you do during that time. Listen to an audio book or learn something. Call a friend or family that you didn't talk to often. Chat with the passenger. The best of just winding down between work and home, though trains are good for that too.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

More power to you if you feel that way.

I found sitting in traffic after working to be soul crushing.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I went from a commute of 1hr 15min each way to 5 min each way and my life improved so much. No activity in the car would make me ever change back to my old setup.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 3 points 4 months ago

IMHO commute time overall, car or not, is one of the largest QoL factors after things like money, partner, socials etc

[–] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I borrowed my husband's phone one day to take a pic. There were dozens of pictures of him making funny faces. WTF? That's my mad face. That's my happy face. That's my 'just learned about aliens ' face. Again...WTF? He said, "That's what i do while I'm sitting in traffic." 🤷