I've lived in ones that size and it's superior to the alternatives (roommates) IMO. People should have options.
I think a small studio would be an unpleasant place to live. That being said, I would never want to ban someone from living in it and I bet it's a whole hell of a lot nicer than sleeping on the street or in your car, which is the real alternative.
I think a small studio would be an unpleasant place to live. That being said, I would never want to ban someone from living in it and I bet it's a whole hell of a lot nicer than sleeping on the street or in your car, which is the real alternative.
I would have loved to be able to live in a smaller, modern studio at a reasonable price when I was in graduate school, instead of having to share a run-down 3 bedroom apartment with roommates. The roommates were fine, but it's not like I even had much real choice in the matter.I've lived in ones that size and it's superior to the alternatives (roommates) IMO. People should have options.
Pretty much. I dated a teacher who had like a 450 sq ft studio and she could walk to work and loved it. She was in her forties. I mean of course she wanted to afford more space, and she could have if she moved farther away, but she made the conscious choice to live on the Upper East because the tradeoffs were worth it to her. Now if NYC could fight the NIMBY's and build more housing, then she could afford more space for the same money as the studio.I've lived in ones that size and it's superior to the alternatives (roommates) IMO. People should have options.
A lot of young people, they'd rather do a 400 sq foot studio in a vibrant urban area rather than die of boredom in a 1000 sq ft somewhere more suburban.
Maybe you are not really looking.Two things, dank……….. I don’t see anything in what I said equating to me wanting to prevent change, nor do I see anything in your post to suggest it would be immoral to do so.
Pretty much. I dated a teacher who had like a 450 sq ft studio and she could walk to work and loved it. She was in her forties. I mean of course she wanted to afford more space, and she could have if she moved farther away, but she made the conscious choice to live on the Upper East because the tradeoffs were worth it to her. Now if NYC could fight the NIMBY's and build more housing, then she could afford more space for the same money as the studio.
A lot of young people, they'd rather do a 400 sq foot studio in a vibrant urban area rather than die of boredom in a 1000 sq ft somewhere more suburban.
Ultimately though, we have to build a shit ton more housing but in the meantime, people are making the choices.
You persist in presenting that as my position I think, because you can't face what my real position is. I have charged you with being a believer in a religion I do not share. There is nothing wrong with the logic you bring to solve the homelessness system other than, like the logic you bring to the guns issue, it flies in the face of reality.Exactly - the YIMBY movement is simply looking to allow people to make their own choices as to where they want to live. Moonbeam wants to ban people from living in houses he personally disapproves of.
It's annoying how constantly deceptive the NIMBY movement is where they constantly talk about how YIMBYs want to force people to live in apartments when the actual movement is just giving people the CHOICE to live in apartments if they want to.
It flies in the face of reality so much that it was the way the US worked for the vast majority of its history, lol.You persist in presenting that as my position I think, because you can't face what my real position is. I have charged you with being a believer in a religion I do not share. There is nothing wrong with the logic you bring to solve the homelessness system other than, like the logic you bring to the guns issue, it flies in the face of reality.
Instead of restating my thinking on this matter, I am going to do something else, suggest a parallel that mimics it. We can solve the housing problem by moving into space. Lots and lots of room and no crowding.
That is one of two possibilities I can see off hand. It's not there or I don't see it. In either case it was your argument that something is there and mine that it was vacuous, so if you can't point to anything I will assume myself correct. I am willing to engage but I don't need to. You made my case for me in my opinion.Maybe you are not really looking.
Mass extinction events can wreck an economy. Something similar will happen to mites in a cheese wheel. When it is sufficiently eaten it collapses. Agent Smith called us viruses.How much is insurance playing into prices? I'd say a lot, especially in places like FL, where even getting insurance in some spots is getting hard to do.
It hurts homeowners, it hurts renters. Landlords have to pay more to make payments, they have to charge more rent.
But of course let's not look at the reasons why insurance is going up. Climate change is a hoax after all.
Mass extinction events can wreck an economy. Something similar will happen to mites in a cheese wheel. When it is sufficiently eaten it collapses. Agent Smith called us viruses.
I'll point to post 1047 and your lack of a response to it:That is one of two possibilities I can see off hand. It's not there or I don't see it. In either case it was your argument that something is there and mine that it was vacuous, so if you can't point to anything I will assume myself correct. I am willing to engage but I don't need to. You made my case for me in my opinion.
If you don't want to prevent change then you're ok with eliminating zoning laws that prevent people from building 'pod-like isolation chambers' - correct?
I loved my studio apartment when I was in college, wouldn't love it as an adult. Of course that complex was bulldozed for a football practice facility along with a ton of other low cost student housing. The new complexes in town don't have studios.I think a small studio would be an unpleasant place to live. That being said, I would never want to ban someone from living in it and I bet it's a whole hell of a lot nicer than sleeping on the street or in your car, which is the real alternative.
My wife has been giving me shit about how much time I spend marathon training. I showed her how we spend more time in the car every week than I spend training for a marathon, and we mostly work from home. I would so love to live somewhere where everything isn't 20 minutes away.We had 2100 sq ft in Austin and I was bored to tears. Not to mention driving absolutely everywhere sucked.
Can't have that, because Moonbeam's housing preferences means that has to be everyone's housing preference.My wife has been giving me shit about how much time I spend marathon training. I showed her how we spend more time in the car every week than I spend training for a marathon, and we mostly work from home. I would so love to live somewhere where everything isn't 20 minutes away.
fskimospy made a few posts in the same vein. I responded to them by quoting one and replying to it. I can't get through to him but I will will give you a shot. He statesw his position more directly here:I'll point to post 1047 and your lack of a response to it:
My wife has been giving me shit about how much time I spend marathon training. I showed her how we spend more time in the car every week than I spend training for a marathon, and we mostly work from home. I would so love to live somewhere where everything isn't 20 minutes away.
If I may, I believe that what your wife is saying could have little to do with the time you spend on one thing, but possible the feeling that for some reason you are not paying enough attention to her. If so, several problems attend to that. It may be that you have feelings you may not be aware of that are making her feelings factual. Another is that her fear you aren't interested in her in a way that is reassuring will cause her to express a neediness that will drive anybody away. If the situation is bad enough perhaps third party counseling could help.My wife has been giving me shit about how much time I spend marathon training. I showed her how we spend more time in the car every week than I spend training for a marathon, and we mostly work from home. I would so love to live somewhere where everything isn't 20 minutes away.
the 15 minute city is a good outline of some ways to do parts of thisWhen we relocated a big requirement was a walkable neighborhood where we didn't have to get in the car every single time we wanted something. I can walk to two grocery stores, three pharmacies, a host of medical offices, restaurants, bars, etc. The only thing I have to drive to is the gym but I'm considering getting a bike for that.
I understand what you are saying but you are avoiding answering a simple question because you don't like your own answer. Instead of just saying "I'm not okay with people building pod-like isolation chambers" you're saying "nobody would want to live in a pod-like isolation chamber if our system wasn't sick."fskimospy made a few posts in the same vein. I responded to them by quoting one and replying to it. I can't get through to him but I will will give you a shot. He statesw his position more directly here:
"......... the YIMBY movement is simply looking to allow people to make their own choices as to where they want to live. Moonbeam wants to ban people from living in houses he personally disapproves of.
It's annoying how constantly deceptive the NIMBY movement is where they constantly talk about how YIMBYs want to force people to live in apartments when the actual movement is just giving people the CHOICE to live in apartments if they want to."
What I disapprove of is the system in which we live, a system that once in place and accepted as a religious faith produces remedies to problems that develop within that system with solutions that conform to the rules logical within that system. I say the system is sick and thus the solutions it produces are also sick. I am speaking to a group of people who all think within the rules of that system, not aware their faith in it is like a faith in a religion. I have told them their God is Satin and they don't like it. What happens is that everything I say is contorted to appear to be produced within their religious doctrine and is antithetical to it. I am not the droid they are looking for.
the 15 minute city is a good outline of some ways to do parts of this
Exploring the 15-Minute City Concept and Its Potential for Communities of All Sizes
What kind of transformative impact would it have on communities if every resident could easily access daily amenities—such as libraries, schools, parks, recreation centers or grocery stores—in less…www.nlc.org
I live in a 15 minute city at least from where my home is located. It's priceless.
What's crazy is that many people already live relatively close to many of their everyday things. We've just made it so that the only "safe" or convenient way to get there is by automobile.the 15 minute city is a good outline of some ways to do parts of this
Exploring the 15-Minute City Concept and Its Potential for Communities of All Sizes
What kind of transformative impact would it have on communities if every resident could easily access daily amenities—such as libraries, schools, parks, recreation centers or grocery stores—in less…www.nlc.org
I live in a 15 minute city at least from where my home is located. It's priceless.
This is all system speak as I warned you no amount of warning would prevent you from doing. It's like trying to explain a cube to a square or a line to a dot.I understand what you are saying but you are avoiding answering a simple question because you don't like your own answer. Instead of just saying "I'm not okay with people building pod-like isolation chambers" you're saying "nobody would want to live in a pod-like isolation chamber if our system wasn't sick."
Of course, you understand what you are actually saying if you agree with that last interpretation of your last post is "I know what people want better than they do" or "I know what's better for people than they do." If you acknowledge this then you see the error of your position, no matter how much you try to obfuscate with philosophy.
One of the first lessons people need to learn is that it's okay for other people to like what you don't like and not like what you like as long as they are not hurting anyone else. Changing your surrounding property from nature to asphalt and concrete does not qualify as hurting you. You can sell your house at a huge profit and afford to buy a new property with all the surrounding nature you like in a new area, pay people to pack and move all your stuff so you don't have to lift a finger, and probably still have plenty of money left over if you are smart about it.