w3gv

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   by w3gv 4y ago

   That 4% is hard to believe. Source?
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   by w3gv 4y ago

   NIMBYs and zoning preceded the housing shortage by decades. To attribute it solely to those two factors is oversimplifying the problem
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   by w3gv 4y ago

   Are you East Asian? This is a fairly common experience in Europe
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   by w3gv 4y ago

   One factor that doesn't get mentioned often is the global hostility towards East Asians due to the pandemic and Chinese politics (Japanese/Korean unfortunately get lumped into that bucket)
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   by w3gv 4y ago

   In my experience, this mentality or approach ends up being terrible for a few (i.e. the ones that end up having to do the work) and a net-negative for all. It breeds a culture of deception that feeds on itself and creates widespread insecur
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   by w3gv 4y ago

   Not from my experience. I lived in a neighborhood that was previously dominated by SFH and has since transitioned to mostly townhomes/apartments. It's lucrative for a select few (i.e. early sellers) but once it passes an equilibri
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   by w3gv 7y ago

   As much as parts of the article resonate with me, what isn't addressed is that freedom from external forces doesn't necessarily include freedom from one's own impulses -- which can be as, if not more, restrictive. True freedo
8. 8.▲
   by w3gv 8y ago

   I'm going to try this. Thanks
9. 9.▲
   by w3gv 8y ago

   I would say impulses rather than shopping. West is obsessed with being "free" i.e. do whatever I want at anytime