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Did the prior good Belin culture develop under a economic system other than capitalism?
by Thorrez 1y ago
Did the prior good Belin culture develop under a economic system other than capitalism?
- worldsayshi 1y agoYeah I don't agree that this proves something about capitalism but it does indicate that an abundance of cheap housing/buildings makes culture thrive.
- pantalaimon 1y agoIt's politics that prevents the construction of cheap housing, not capitalism.
- immibis 1y agoCapitalism is a subset of politics
- pantalaimon 1y agoBut capitalism doesn't have an interest in prohibiting housing being built in certain areas or limiting density to a fraction of what was possible 130 years ago.
- worldsayshi 1y agoIt doesn't? People owning housing has an interest in keeping housing supply low to make the value of their assets go up.
- worldsayshi 1y agoDon't you think that a lot of that politics stems from politicians wanting the value of houses in places where they (or their friends) live to go up rather than down though?
- lukan 1y ago"but it does indicate that an abundance of cheap housing/buildings makes culture thrive." Not on its own, though. Plenty of abandoned/underpopulated cheap places in europe that do not thrive. But it certainly is beneficial. (in the case of Berlin, there was for example a special effect, that all germans living in west berlin did not had to go to the army (to not having to shoot their relatives in east berlin) - so lots of counterculture people evading the army came to Berlin and they created culture)