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> For me the commute was the "moat" I built to detach my mind completely from work related matters until the next day

You seem to have made a positive outcome happen out of a negative situation. If there wasn't the commute, you would have built that moat through different ways without losing time every day. And the cognitive cost.

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I would love to have a shorter commute, of course (my old job took 35-40 mins which was optimal for me). But even 10-15 minutes would work. I would be fine even walking to be honest.

But to me it is neither negative nor positive. Just a "transition".

You chose to see a negative situation where there isn't one. Having to go somewhere by itself is neither bad nor good, it's what you make out of it.

You missed the point of the parent comment.

If you can make a positive thing out of commute, you will be better without commute.

At worst, you can easily go take a bus to somewhere if commute is so important.

No, you missed the point of my comment. A commute can be a positive thing. Not having a commute can be a negative thing. It depends on so many factors that claiming all commutes are bad is at best childish.

Nobody stops you from taking a bus everyday...

Do you really need to take a bus to work to reap that benefit?

Again, this is an insane argument. Just because you don't enjoy an activity doesn't mean everyone else is the same. Just because you've designed your life so your commute is miserable doesn't mean everyone else's is as well.

Your argument is ridiculous. You basically say that, if you have 30 minutes free, your life will be worse. At worst, you can easily spend the free 30-minute commute. At best, you can figure a more productive activity for you. This is what parent comment tried to point to.

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