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Some people choose to live in dense cities. And that's great. Other people would like a bit more space. And that's great also. Still others want a rural life.
by mcoliver 2y ago
Some people choose to live in dense cities. And that's great. Other people would like a bit more space. And that's great also. Still others want a rural life. This world is big enough to accommodate all of it. I for one feel people would benefit from having a bit less noise and a bit more space in their lives (both mentally and physically). If you want to live in a dense place, go live in the downtown of any major city. I fail to understand the urge to increase density outside city centers that have the infrastructure to support it.
- bombcar 2y agoWe could do with a bit more "clusters" that allow you to travel rapidly from one type to another, similar to how you can get from rural Japan to Tokyo by train quite easily. But in general we should let the cities be as dense as they want, and everywhere else also. Part of that is allowing density to increase, which a part of that is making houses not so long-lived.
- TaylorAlexander 2y agoWell the problem with the Bay Area in general and the peninsula in particular is that more people want to work there than can live there. So those than can pay extremely high prices for housing and those that can’t commute very long distances or live in a van on the side of the road. So there truly is a lack of adequate supply, and all the people who already have their idyllic little houses don’t want things to change. So I think it’s a real issue. But pretending we can just rebuild it all isn’t really gonna get us anywhere.