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Subjectively, commutes are bad in the US and getting worse, because housing is getting more expensive relative to wages. On top of that, we live in a car culture, and it's much easier to build more freeways and housing developments than figure out how people can sustainably work and live in employment centers.

The pandemic has done some of that figuring out for us.

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Housing is a huge issue in Europe as well, yeah we have shorter commutes, but that comes at the cost of higher population densities which often means living in high/medium-rise flats.

These flats would be considered tiny by American standards and you have a lot less privacy/independence from your neighbours.

That little kid that was shot due to road rage recently. That’s how bad commutes are. People who insist we go back to the office have blood on their hands.

I don't disagree about commuting being bad, but I think you're missing a more direct way to reduce shootings.

That wife that was shot due to domestic violence recently. That’s how bad working from home is. People who insist we stay home have blood on their hands.

Yep, that sounds as ridiculous as your statement.

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