deephoney

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   by deephoney 8y ago

   After living in Edinburgh in one of the very nice & ubiquitous 100 y.o. plus tenement flats, I've often wondered about the long-term impact of housing durability on affordability.
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   by deephoney 8y ago

   I'm reminded of a Ben Marcus story that appeared in Harper's a decade ago. People would sneak out of their rooms to place carved wooden likenesses of their faces at the dinner table. The wooden simulacra communed while people took
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   by deephoney 9y ago

   Scandinavian societies are pretty good at looking after everyone "in" the society, though for outsiders things can be hit and miss.
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   by deephoney 9y ago

   This is exactly what you would expect to see in a city where demand is largely driven by people living and working in the area, but in some large international cities (Vancouver, London I'm looking at you!) Speculation/Investment