Re:Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday?
by ghaff on Friday January 06, 2023 @07:21PM
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Living somewhere I didn't need a car would be way more expensive for me than owning a car--even if I didn't care about the lack of mobility.
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Re:Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday?
by Gigachad on Friday January 06, 2023 @09:32PM
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That wasn't how it worked out for me. The average cost of a car in Australia a few years ago was $10,000/year factoring in everything with the car value depreciation. This is much worse now with the increase in fuel and car values.
Your increase in rent would have to be over $200AUD/week to be more expensive than owning a car. Not to mention the fact you benefit from living in a much more desirable area and everything else that comes with.
Re:Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday?
by ghaff on Friday January 06, 2023 @09:58PM
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It depends.
I live in an exurb of a major US metro on the East Coast. It's hard to compare costs directly as I own a house but anything remotely equivalent in the city on public transit lines would be much pricier. As for desirable? Well I have forest trails right out of my house. Don't care that much about walking to cafes and restaurants.