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by Aaargh20318 2646 days ago
> The Bay Area's housing crisis is caused by a mix of bad zoning laws and rampant NIMBYism that has blocked enough housing construction to keep up with population growth.

There shouldn't be any population growth to keep up with. The problem is too many people on too little space. Not sure why people seem to want to live in cities that resemble ant-hills if it's shown that it makes them miserable and depressed.
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maze-le 2646 days ago
The number of people I know in suburban settings and inner city settings are fairly equally miserable and depressed though. I kinda don't buy that suburbia makes a happy-life theme...
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Aaargh20318 2646 days ago
I’m not talking about suburbs, if you’re able to walk to a neighbours house within a day, it’s too crowded.
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