njoro

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   by njoro 8y ago

   Your conclusion doesn't make sense to me. Success is a matter of probability. Someone with a recognizable degree has a higher probability of capturing more of their earning potential. Someone who doesn't have one is more likely to
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   How Vienna Cracked the Case of Housing Affordability(thetyee.ca)

   3 points by njoro 8y ago|0 comments
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   by njoro 8y ago

   While I did enjoy the story, I don't think I agree with your conclusion. What most people seems to think is happening is that as information (and related technologies like communication) has become abundant it also became really import
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   by njoro 8y ago

   I remember finding this talk quite insightful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc
5. 35.▲
   by njoro 8y ago

   Personally I wouldn't mind the Bay Area looking like Shenzhen, but I don't understand why people think that anything is going to change. Housing and education are prime assets in the new information based society and economy. Peop
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   by njoro 8y ago

   > All that pouring and sawing and drilling and slathering of raw materials to do one-off designs for houses that are then filled with standardized ikea furniture which fits the custom room shape poorly. Well, IKEA does have a joint ventu
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   by njoro 8y ago

   Because of the US international dominance it hasn't really had to develop domestically to compete with other countries. Instead Americans compete among themselves, making commonly beneficial things controversial. At some point American