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Re:You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You? by actionablefiber on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @09:24AM (#35613668)
If I spend $15 on drinks then Ubering to and from has just at least tripled my cost of going out.

If going out with friends costs $20 a head instead of $45, more people will want to do it.

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Re:You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You? by slothtrop on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:48PM (#35617312)
Even with trains, commute isn't free.
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Re:You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You? by actionablefiber on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:43PM (#35619796)
Yes, you can see I costed out a non-car round trip at $5. In NYC on the MTA it would be $5.50; in DC, between $4 and $8.

One thing I do in DC is ride bikeshare to the bar (where the amortized cost of the ride, with my annual membership, is basically $0) and then take metro back ($2).

And of course this is all moot if you can just walk, since it is always free, which is one major benefit of denser mixed use walkable neighborhoods.

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