Let's call this what it is: a real estate crisis. Real estate is a bigger and harder problem then people give credit for. Us "hackers" can make the world pros

Let's call this what it is: a real estate crisis. Real estate is a bigger and harder problem then people give credit for. Us "hackers" can make the world prosperous and inexpensive through innovations like self-driving cars, 3D printers, and so on, but the cost of real estate is baked into EVERYTHING: the cost of food in the store or warehouse, the cost of your haircut, the cost of your dwelling, the cost of your office, and by extension, the opportunity cost of you compared to outsourced labor from somewhere cheaper. A lot of this is our own fault: we want neighborhoods with "character." We introduce regulations that slaughter high-density living like requiring all bedrooms have windows (to protect us from actual, fire-style slaughter). We require nearly all living spaces to have full kitchens, even if the people living there almost entirely eat out (the ancient Romans didn't have a kitchen in every home, but they did have plenty of eateries). Housing and real estate cannot be "innovated" away. It cannot be "disrupted." It can only be solved with a lot of hard work and sacrifice for a way of life we are lead to believe is the only way forward.