71–76 of 76 posts
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Capitalism is a subset of politics
But capitalism doesn't have an interest in prohibiting housing being built in certain areas or limiting density to a fraction of what was possible 130 years ago.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> cultural situation in Berlin is very precarious Can someone please elaborate this for someone who is absolutely clueless about Berlin?
Speaking as someone with a company in the arts based in berlin: Sister comments get excited about population growth, gentrification, rising rent prices, and everyone's favorite c-word. Those are all real things that are happening in berlin, that are favorite bogeymen to complain about at parties. None of them apply here. Rising rents are much more of a residential problem. Prime commercial rents are also rising, but…
I guess I'm not in the 'everyone' group as I'm not sure what you are referring to here. Any chance you would explain for the ignorant?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Speaking as someone with a company in the arts based in berlin: Sister comments get excited about population growth, gentrification, rising rent prices, and everyone's favorite c-word. Those are all real things that are happening in berlin, that are favorite bogeymen to complain about at parties. None of them apply here. Rising rents are much more of a residential problem. Prime commercial rents are also rising, but…
Is there any political momentum to deal with this, for example allowing at least some level of endowments? I respect the purity of the ideal, but it sounds like it is backfiring right now.
More of a problem is dependency on public funding or any kind of grant, where typically there are limitations on what you can use that grant money for, and “saving for the future“ is not one of them.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Speaking as someone with a company in the arts based in berlin: Sister comments get excited about population growth, gentrification, rising rent prices, and everyone's favorite c-word. Those are all real things that are happening in berlin, that are favorite bogeymen to complain about at parties. None of them apply here. Rising rents are much more of a residential problem. Prime commercial rents are also rising, but…
> everyone's favorite c-word I guess I'm not in the 'everyone' group as I'm not sure what you are referring to here. Any chance you would explain for the ignorant?