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I don't see any downside to a 4 day work week. Workers should expect to get paid 4/5 of what they made before, but it could be well worth it.

> Oh neat, I always wanted to be a litterbug Exactly. We're worried about plastic pollution in the wilderness unless it's floating in the air, got it.

Neither is the lack of luxury housing

Do they also suffer from insufficient Lamborghinis?

> S.F. needs more housing Always funny to see this taken at face value. SF doesn’t “need” housing. People want to pay less for housing. Not the same thing at all.

I changed my mind too. Turns out it's really dangerous.

Apple refuses that in the same way that you refuse to eat moldy food. You like fresh food right?

It’s not short anything. Other states have housing.

You like crime?

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Wow that’s actually terrible news. Who wants more pollution crowding traffic and crime?

Every housing topic on HN ends with the guy saying “… but Japan!”. Funny thing is that guy never lives in Japan.

Relevant book written by Sir David MacKay (Cambridge/Caltech professor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._C._MacKay https://www.withouthotair.com/

People think more housing lowers housing costs. Those people have never been to a big city.

Good. More housing/highways is not the answer.

I really don't understand why people are thirsty in the desert when they don't have water. Why are they so impotent?

The most shocking part for me was that someone was willing to pay $280

It’s only simple if you don’t care about crime, pollution, etc. Then, it’s very simple yes.

Airtable was a really cool startup when they came out in 2012. There was nothing else like it. Now, with their mass layoffs, and free alternatives, it makes you wonder if they can …

> I have my eye on Chicago. There’s always something going on You're right about that part

> thinking reasonably about things that are uncomfortable to contemplate, like arguments against your religious beliefs Good exercise for democrats: acknowledge that the Hunter Bid…

easy to say

Anyone who has seen a lithium mining site in person will be a LOT less enthused about EV vehicles in general. And if you actually live near a lithium mining site... lets just say E…

Worked out great actually. Less pollution, less crowding and noise, less crime, more nature, cleaner.