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There's no such thing as affordable housing because humans are breeding animals. If they have available habitat, they will reproduce until they fill that habita
by 7e 4y ago
There's no such thing as affordable housing because humans are breeding animals. If they have available habitat, they will reproduce until they fill that habitat. Building houses decreases housing costs like building highways reduces traffic. It doesn't; it only makes the problem worse. High housing prices are a signal that humans are reaching equilibrium with their environment. Housing, food, educational and other costs are really the only things that can check the growth of humans, who have no natural predators.
- midoridensha 4y agoThere's almost no evidence to support your assertion. In every developed country, the birthrate is well below replacement, and it's not because of housing costs, it's because people have better things to do with their time than to raise tons of kids. When given the choice and control over their reproduction, it seems most women only want 1-2 kids, with a bunch not wanting any. If housing cost really was keeping people from having kids, then billionaires' families would all look like the Duggars. They don't.
- eyelidlessness 4y agoThis seems like a particularly callous or even cruel Malthusian position to take.