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No? No you're against a good idea that helps because it doesn't outright solve the problem? Band-Aid or not, it's solid and well thought through. Don't be so q
by Zenbit_UX 8y ago
No? No you're against a good idea that helps because it doesn't outright solve the problem?
Band-Aid or not, it's solid and well thought through. Don't be so quick to dismiss something because it doesn't solve all the world's problem immediately.
- mc32 8y agoLook, what’s going to happen? Garages prove to be a safety valve, it’ll become a new normal that allows this “can” of housing issues to get kicked down the road. I don’t see how this helps. It’s not all that different from saying allow six to a room or something. Sure, it increases “density” but it’s not a solution. One of their examples is garages in the mission (SF). Those things are low ceiling, dingy, etc. Students might be okay. Not grown adults. Like I said, it’d become a new normal, an accepted solution. But it’s not a solution. It just postpones things and makes sub-par acceptable.
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- Zenbit_UX 8y agoTackling a solution from multiple angles isn't a con. If I had the choice of a garage in SF or a 2h commute to my barrista job for a something more in my price range it would be a no brainer. You're dismissing a good idea because it doesn't help you personally... I expert more from HN commenters than "no because this doesn't benefit me or conform to my world view".
- tiew9Vii 8y agoNot the US or SF. Been to a few converted garages in Sydney AU advertised as “Duplex’s” or “Granny flats”. Small, dingy, cheaply done so the owner can earn as much money as possible renting it out. Garages are designed mainly as a storage room or just big enough to squeeze an average sized car in, newer builds you would struggle fitting a car in. Fitting a bathroom, bed, kitchen in? Not a nice place to live.