I'm not prone to disgust, but the housing crisis *disgusts* me & I think it's because it violates a deeper recurring narrative reflecting a biological path-end: the old enriching themselves on the young, to the extent that they're crippled in the critical work of family-building.
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“The price of corn is not high because a rent is paid, but rent is paid because the price of corn is high.” -David Ricardo, 1817. I can show you plenty of places to live at a reasonable price.
It is very easy to find a place to live at a reasonable price. If you think that's the only constraint for *family-building,* I assume you have never touched another human being
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It’s cheaper to live on the Amalfi Coast than downtown Naples, and this is for a very specific reason. People build families in both places. I know I paid a premium to be exposed to a larger pool when I was dating.
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That's a part of the story. Being a part of a thriving and stimulating community, a city, has value beyond dating. An attitude I've heard from NIMBYs in Sydney is that any new housing should be built in satellite areas, an hour or more from the city.
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