"Houses should not be designed to last--a 30-year lifespan is adequate for concrete-based houses" how does this make u feel
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The second thing is that Japan doesn't have the same hatred of the poor that we appear to, I think bc they never had a "frontier mindset"
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In USA, you're expected to take care of yourself: depend on nobody (& by extension, nobody depends on you)
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You would do so by going out, away from civilization, and fending for yourself on the frontier...but after that closed?
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We just got left with the remnants: urge to settle away from civilization & resentment of any sort of dependence on each other
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Both attitudes are directly opposed to idea of the "public square" or the city in general...Japan doesn't seem to have these attitudes
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The poor could easily afford rich area if they were allowed to pool their resources and live more densely there.
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The absence of density restriction is key. In Japan, city can't stop low-rise apts from being built next to SFH.
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