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Originally Posted by jd3189
These super commutes can't be good for long term health and sustainability. It kinda makes sense but it ultimately doesn't in the end of the day. Why spend 2+ hours every workday driving in shitty traffic just to go to work when you could work closer to home or even at home? You could save a lot on gas, car repairs, mileage, etc. Plus might even save a few more years of prime health.
Especially in California, it doesn't make sense to me. Folks are still paying a lot to own a home in the IE or high desert and have to commute to LA daily with a gas guzzler? Their choice I guess, but that sounds like hell as an urbanist.
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It may not be an everyday commute but hey you can buy a home in the high desert or low desert (palm springs-indio) in the 300k range easy. most of the IE between Pomona (honorary IE) and Riverside/San Bernardino will run you $500k+. so if you for some reason love california and can't see yourself leaving, plus already have a decent enough paying job here then I can see it. I knew people that commuted from Highland, CA to the Mid-Wilshire area DAILY pre-pandemic. They'd leave at 5am to arrive at work by 7am and then leave by 3:15pm to get home by 5:30pm. Crazy and that's "just" 80 miles.