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David J Klein

@Kleinspaces

Working on this with

and the rest of the

team last year, prototyping product iterations in hundreds of peoples empty homes on the West and East coasts, led directly yet unexpectedly to the founding of Modern Empathy. 1/

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Josh Wolfe

@wolfejosh

· Dec 12, 2018

If you believe in moral value of reducing human SUFFERING in the present and near future... Note 1 in 11 humans in the US 50 + older lack a spouse, partner or living child— ~ 8 million people in the US without close any main source of companionship in old age...

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The first eigenvector -- people get trapped -- they lack environmental options to live and mingle where they desire -- where they get their energy -- where they are more likely to form and nurture those deep, neuroscientifically & cardiovascularly impactful social connections. 2/

David J Klein

@Kleinspaces

Dec 13, 2018

The lack of options is innately tied to the impossibility for people to create their own living environments in today's cities. Enlisting experts in modular prefab design-build systems, computational design, Universal Design, & The Ecological Model we set out to change this. 3/

David J Klein

@Kleinspaces

Dec 13, 2018

We immediately found an ally in the nascent ADU market, fueled by housing policy changes, with our Bay Area community at the top of the pyramid of needs. All over the Bay Area, we're rapidly designing & building ADUs and micro co-housing communities fueled by our system. 4/

David J Klein

@Kleinspaces

Dec 13, 2018

The response is tremendous. It's clear that in faithfully following this energy we're scratching the surface of something with broad repercussions. Big challenges remain but it's a joy to work with our customers to solve them. 🏘️🧠🚀