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i feel claustrophobic watching that. islands are great for commerce but space is inherently rare. Japan, hong kong, manhattan, san francisco (peninsula), singa
by ishtanbul 7y ago
i feel claustrophobic watching that. islands are great for commerce but space is inherently rare. Japan, hong kong, manhattan, san francisco (peninsula), singapore. all business centers with shocking rents
- kenneth 7y agoThere's plenty of space in rural Japan, it's just people choose to live in Tokyo, the cultural and economic hub of the country. Rural towns are literally paying people to move back. Being an Island has nothing to do with the crowdedness. Hong Kong is just as crowded in Kowloon, which isn't an Island. London is pretty crazy packed too and isn't an Island.
- antepodius 7y agoBritain is an island, though!
- kenneth 7y agoSo is Australia… but that's not really relevant to the population density in London or Sydney. Both Islands are country-sized and have plenty of empty land.