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Unconvincing. The article doesn't really explain why people make bad decisions, it just describes the sort of decision which people might make and then asserts
by hugh 18y ago
Unconvincing. The article doesn't really explain why people make bad decisions, it just describes the sort of decision which people might make and then asserts it's wrong.
Anyone who did decide to commute for an hour just so they could have a spare bedroom that their parents can stay in once a year, of course, is making a stupid decision, but living in a house instead of an apartment has plenty of other advantages.
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- menloparkbum 18y agoThe article is based on a small section in the linked PDF, which is based on a conclusion the researcher made by reading a newspaper article about the Dutch housing market. So, yeah - unconvincing. In the heavily McMansioned areas of the USA, people are commuting to a suburban office park, not a city center. Thus, the housing choice is going to be between different suburban developments, not between a gated community and an apartment downtown.