An actual person had this willingly printed under his real name, a sign that everyday psychopathy really does have its place in enlightened SoCal culture. Good going, Glenn! We all appreciate your restraint in avoiding unsavory terms like "rabble" or "infestation"https://twitter.com/laura_nelson/status/1130539535094300672 …
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Replying to @webdevMason
I don't think this is psychopathy. I think this is a way of saying that if people want something, that doesn't imply we should necessarily make more of it. Maybe we're ok keeping things as they are. (I disagree, but it seems reasonable to me.)
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Does this just apply to housing, or other basic necessities like food, medicines, clothing?
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Replying to @webdevMason
I think it applies to other necessities too. People can want more Coca Cola, but Coca Cola can choose to keep its price above the cost of production. This results in less Coca Cola being enjoyed, but more profits for the owners of Coca Col production.
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Replying to @webdevMason
No, I don't think Coca Cola is a necessity. But the author of the piece you shared might argue that living in an expensive city isn't a necessity either. What's your view?
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Replying to @sandersted
These aren't expensive cities because they're particularly luxurious places to live, they're expensive because they're where the opportunities are heavily aggregated and local government intervention has prevented development from keeping pace with the growth of opportunities.
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Replying to @webdevMason
Yeah, I totally agree. The dividing line between necessity and luxury gets blurry. Is living in a city full of NIMBYs a necessity or a luxury? Seems to depend on how one defines the words. Ditto with Coca Cola, which is covered by food stamps (unlike other more obvious luxuries).
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You're simultaneously framing the problem in several ways that make absolutely no sense.
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Hmm, they make sense to me. Where do you see the contradictions?
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Like, I see housing and food as necessities. I don't see SF housing or Coca Cola as necessities. I still think people enjoy SF housing and Coca Cola and we should produce more & lower their price.
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