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We have a used tool store like this near where I live. While technically being within city limits of the county seat it's located in the kind of population den
by potato3732842 1y ago
We have a used tool store like this near where I live. While technically being within city limits of the county seat it's located in the kind of population density that HN turns up its nose at for being unsustainable. But it's fairly easy to get to off a couple major highways so in practice it's more accessible to the kind of people who tend to need rebar tying guns and chain come alongs than it would be if it were downtown. It's possible it couldn't even exist downtown because its inventory might not turn over fast enough to pay the rent.
- enaaem 1y agoJapan (and Asia in general) have very business friendly zoning laws which suppresses rent. From a Western perspective it's hard to point where downtown even is in a city like Tokyo, because there are businesses everywhere. Derek Guy once wrote a thread on why Tokyo has more bespoke tailors and shoe makers than the whole US. https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/post/3lbvx4ci3qk2l https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c...