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This is a good comment. What I would add is that the system feels hopeless for a lot of people right now. The things that used to be possible for people not wan
by 3pt14159 5y ago
This is a good comment. What I would add is that the system feels hopeless for a lot of people right now. The things that used to be possible for people not wanting to rent aren't an option any more. I know someone who literally lived in a hole in the ground as he slowly built his home around it. Every now and then a couple of his friends from church would come by and help him with this or that and it slowly came together.
He's retired now. Built a small time, local only 1-800-GOT-JUNK style business. He's a millionaire now. I'd be surprised if he'd finished high school.
At least where I live, you can't really do that these days. Property is way too expensive and well-meaning building codes make basic things essentially out of reach. I'm not talking about things like circuit breakers or child-safing banisters and railings, I'm talking about the long tail of regulations that don't really help anyone.
The rich and the poor keep getting more and more disconnected and I understand the raw rage coming from the other end of the income spectrum. We need to help them.
- nomel 5y ago> I'm not talking about things like circuit breakers or child-safing banisters and railings For example, in California, all new homes must have solar power, with the requirement that [1]: > The solar panel system needs to be large enough to meet the annual electricity usage of the building > builders can decrease the size requirement of a system on a property by incorporating battery storage ... <and> ... by incorporating energy efficiency measures or other demand-responsive measures 1. https://news.energysage.com/an-overview-of-the-california-solar-mandate/ https://news.energysage.com/an-overview-of-the-california-so...