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>We deal with the inadequacies of living in such big population dense areas because we want to; not because it's efficient. >Turns out it's not efficient to st
by xxpor 6y ago
>We deal with the inadequacies of living in such big population dense areas because we want to; not because it's efficient.
>Turns out it's not efficient to stack up as many people vertically as possible.
>It over-burdens local municipal systems to the point of skyrocketing economic costs, creates more job scarcity due to sheer population and high real-estate costs, and creates untenable situations during times where population density is a net-negative, like during a pandemic.
These are all exactly the opposite of true? It's very efficient to stack people vertically. What's not efficient is delivering sewer service to people whose houses are a half mile apart or having someone drive 60 miles round trip in a single occupancy vehicle to get to work every day.