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I live in Boston and commute on the subway. I specifically live in a major city because I like the city atmosphere, events, night life, restaurants, etc. I have co-workers that live in the suburbs and do the car thing (although many take the commuter train), but I don't. So I have no problem commuting to work. I like the subway.

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+1.

There's a bias on HN to compare working-from-home with the commuter experience _in the Bay Area_, and conclude working from home is better. For many of us in places like New York, living in the city and going to the office is much more preferable lifestyle than working from home in a random place.

I live in New York, have a reasonable commute (20-30 mins each way), and vastly prefer working from home. The commute is only one factor in my preference and I can't really decide whether saving time outweighs what used to be a dedicated time slot for reading non-work stuff.

I’d have no problem with a subway commute. You can read or otherwise stay productive like would be otherwise impossible in a car.

Unfortunately, the US seems unlikely to get high-speed rail projects functional...ever.

And it's not even just high-speed rail. I'd happily ride the local subway if I could be reasonably confident that someone won't come into the car and start screaming.

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