>It isn't necessarily the density itself driving the demand; it's often the reasonableness of, e.g., being able to send a child off to the post office or superm

>It isn't necessarily the density itself driving the demand; it's often the reasonableness of, e.g., being able to send a child off to the post office or supermarket to run an errand. Therein lies the rub: Density tends to be a sufficient condition for enabling that. Which is exactly what I said: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31891305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31891305 Saying "Well if people love their density so much, why don't rich people cram themselves in the tightest possible density" is a strawman.