If this isn't reflective of an abject failure of local/state government and public policy to plan and manage the needs of housing and population growth, I don't

If this isn't reflective of an abject failure of local/state government and public policy to plan and manage the needs of housing and population growth, I don't know what is. It's not a failure of local/state government. It's an encompassing failure of society at large. We keep passing NIMBY laws. Society becomes ossified. There's no longer anywhere for the next generation to settle down. Tech companies now feed people, transport people, educate people, house people. Pretty soon we'll be voting for which tech company governs our society. Aren't we already voting with our dollars? In a way, it's like our society is becoming the one described in Snow Crash, just with Silicon Valley aesthetics, as opposed to the cyberpunk take on 1990's strip malls. The US government is losing credibility. Everything is privatized and up for sale or lease. Want a better jail cell? Offer the jail franchise your credit card for an upgrade! "What's it gonna be, the Hoosegow or The Clink?" the first MetaCop says. From the way he is talking, he must be talking to the other MetaCop. "The Hoosegow, please," Y.T. says. ... The Hoosegow looks like a nice new one. Y.T. has seen hotels that were worse places to sleep. Its logo sign, a saguaro cactus with a black cowboy hat resting on top of it at a jaunty angle, is brand-new and clean. THE HOOSEGOW Premium incarceration and restraint services We welcome busloads