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Look at home prices and then tell me it sucked.
by kjkjadksj 7mo ago
Look at home prices and then tell me it sucked.
- zozbot234 7mo agoWhat home prices? There are many places (second-rate cities or rural) where home prices are just fine. Not everyone has to live in SF.
- cheesecompiler 7mo agoHousing prices are not binary: they have skyrocket in every major city and city-adjacent suburb. The middle class has consistently declined since the 70s.
- kg 7mo agoWe periodically see posts on HN about the 'loneliness epidemic' and simultaneously the solution for home prices is to live in a rural area where you have maybe two neighbors and it's a 30-minute drive to see your friends or colleagues. As someone who grew up in a rural area I don't miss it and I think people who call it a good standard of living have interesting criteria. That cheaper rural home also comes with secondary costs, like a longer commute.