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There’s such an enormous mountain of evidence on the other side I’m genuinely unsure where to start

by austenallred 7y ago

sbov 7y ago
Start with the early 70s. The housing problem started around then. Some years they went up by 20-30% in value. My parents were on track to lose their relatively modest 1800 square foot house in San Jose just 6 years after moving there despite being dual income tech workers at the time. Note that it predates prop 13, so I hope that doesn't play a central role in this enormous mountain of evidence.
shuckles 7y ago
I find responses like this fairly patronizing. I think it’s preferable to not respond at all or substitute a link to an article like Kim Mai’s (in)famous TechCrunch piece instead of this veritable shrug. Edit: After seeing your profile, I feel even more disappointed. Imagine if a Lambda School student asked a plausibly sincere question and they were met with a response which amounted to, “That is so stupid, I don’t even know where to start.” Let’s strive for better.
- austenallred 7y ago
  There’s a pretty big difference between chatting on a message board and a student asking a question of a school. I’m currently at Disneyland with my family and don’t believe the parent response was earnest, but here: https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/
  - shuckles 7y ago
    I’ve learned a lot from HN, so perhaps I don’t view the environs as so different. I suspect the parent may not be entirely sincere, but perhaps it’s better to call that out directly. Enjoy Disneyland and best of luck with your company!
  - zachsnow 7y ago
    I found this to be a very interesting survey of the different things affecting the SF housing market. Whether you agree with all of the points brought up it's hard to deny that it's a complex issue.

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There’s such an enormous mountain of evidence on the other side I’m genuinely unsure where to start

by austenallred 7y ago

There’s such an enormous mountain of evidence on the other side I’m genuinely unsure where to start

sbov 7y ago
Start with the early 70s. The housing problem started around then. Some years they went up by 20-30% in value. My parents were on track to lose their relatively modest 1800 square foot house in San Jose just 6 years after moving there despite being dual income tech workers at the time. Note that it predates prop 13, so I hope that doesn't play a central role in this enormous mountain of evidence.
shuckles 7y ago
I find responses like this fairly patronizing. I think it’s preferable to not respond at all or substitute a link to an article like Kim Mai’s (in)famous TechCrunch piece instead of this veritable shrug. Edit: After seeing your profile, I feel even more disappointed. Imagine if a Lambda School student asked a plausibly sincere question and they were met with a response which amounted to, “That is so stupid, I don’t even know where to start.” Let’s strive for better.
- austenallred 7y ago
  There’s a pretty big difference between chatting on a message board and a student asking a question of a school. I’m currently at Disneyland with my family and don’t believe the parent response was earnest, but here: https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/
  - shuckles 7y ago
    I’ve learned a lot from HN, so perhaps I don’t view the environs as so different. I suspect the parent may not be entirely sincere, but perhaps it’s better to call that out directly. Enjoy Disneyland and best of luck with your company!
  - zachsnow 7y ago
    I found this to be a very interesting survey of the different things affecting the SF housing market. Whether you agree with all of the points brought up it's hard to deny that it's a complex issue.