matchbok

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by matchbok 3y ago
But still, blaming the issue on conservatives when they make up such a small portion of the state is an odd tactic. Perhaps it could be that some of your proposed "left" positions are just... not popular (or don't work, like
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by matchbok 3y ago
You are advocating for government control of housing, which has been a failure in this country and in other places. Nobody wants government housing and there is no evidence that they can do a good job. All you have is "evil landlords!&
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by matchbok 3y ago
As a operator in the space, I assure you I have. :)
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by matchbok 3y ago
You are misrepresenting my opinion and values because I don't agree with your particular solution to the problem of homelessness. Your ideas are bad, proven time and time again that they don't work. Instead of debating the merit
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by matchbok 3y ago
The insults are childish and prove that your arguments are completely unserious. Going through my post history just tells me this is more about elevating your own status and opinion than actually having a dialogue. Please go live in some go
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by matchbok 3y ago
That is a policy problem: we make it hard to build housing in the areas of high demand. There is nothing inherent in landlording that says a power differential needs to exist. The low-demand areas, renters have way more power.
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by matchbok 3y ago
Spoken like somebody who has never rented out property, risked $$$$ on building something, or doing anything with a business. Please read up on how real estate businesses work.
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by matchbok 3y ago
Housing is not a human right. Do you have a right to force me to build you a house? Think about it. Why would we have any nice housing at all in that situation? Why would anyone build it? These silly things like "x is a human right&q
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by matchbok 3y ago
Spoken like somebody who has clearly never owned property, rented homes, or built anything, or risked money to build a business. You are so, so far off here. Landlords only hold "all the power" if we constrict housing. That is a p
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by matchbok 4y ago
...that's why we need more housing?
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by matchbok 4y ago
If you are interested in the country maintaining the status quo in terms of retirement benefits and quality of living, immigration is necessary.
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by matchbok 4y ago
Highways lose far more money than transit. And death? Really? Please look up how many people die on highways vs buses. You have no idea what you are talking about champ.
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by matchbok 4y ago
Unrelated, but the navigation on this site is very confusing. How have we moved from standard top heads with links to a mystery meat navigation button in the top left that hides everything, with the header vertically oriented. So weird.
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by matchbok 4y ago
Last time I checked 1.4 is less than 1.6 champ. The balance between those "evil investors" and affordable housing needs is not zero sum, no matter what people on twitter tell you.
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by matchbok 4y ago
As a landlord, I can tell you this is false. A good tenant for cheap rent is worth much more than a few extra bucks. Have you owned rental housing before? Didn't think so. The cute comments ("moar supply") signify your ignora
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by matchbok 4y ago
This is the natural result of policies that make it difficult to build new housing. Landlords only have immense power in areas where demand outstrips supply.
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by matchbok 4y ago
That's not how any of this works. Nor are people saying that. To say merit doesn't exist is laughable. Get out of here lol.
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by matchbok 4y ago
Just... stop. It doesn't and is little more than ideology and religion at this point.
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by matchbok 4y ago
We already have congestion pricing - people pay in their time. Rich people have more time. So we are already fleecing low-income people.
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by matchbok 4y ago
They are building housing for people and are risking millions. How dare they make some money! How rude of them. Hint: Developers don't have power over communities, rich homeowners do.
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by matchbok 4y ago
iPhone SE is cheaper than many Android phones, and will last much, much longer. Most people only get 2 years out of an Android phone because of how poorly designed the OS is. So, no, it's not a luxury item.
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by matchbok 4y ago
Accessibility won't be solved because this is a Google project and most likely won't exist in 3 years.
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by matchbok 4y ago
Flutter just needs to close up shop - I'm surprised it's still going after the layoffs. The value of a cross-platform SDK just doesn't make sense anymore. If you are a small startup, going iOS only is feasible. If you are a h
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by matchbok 4y ago
For simple apps, maybe. But anything complex still requires native resources and expertise. So the value is greatly diminished.
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by matchbok 4y ago
With the right libraries and clean code, going native for iOS/Android is usually the solution. Building UI/networking/etc quickly in Swift/Kotlin just isn't an issue anymore. RN/Flutter won't be used in 5
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by matchbok 4y ago
Huh? USB-C has a tiny, fragile tongue inside that you can very easily break off. Lightning is much, much more strong.
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by matchbok 4y ago
Why post these conspiracy theories? Seriously. You can find 1,000 people to agree to anything these days. The science is settled on this - you are convincing nobody.
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by matchbok 4y ago
A 10 minute drive is not comparable to a 10 minute walk in any way. Not sure where you are getting at with the specialty store thing - the nicest stores are always in cities, either a walk/bus/metro ride away. People in cities do
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by matchbok 4y ago
It's expensive in those areas because it's a better way of living, and more people want to do it (supply/demand). Nobody is competing to live in cookie-cutter suburbs where you need to drive 30 minutes everywhere - that'
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by matchbok 4y ago
Funny, because VR has no future outside of some niche areas. It's the new 3D TV. The average person doesn't want a computer strapped to their head all day.

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