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by klmadfejno 2105 days ago
The boomer generation was more or less promised that housing was the key to social mobility. And it was for a large number of people. It's hard for that to remain true now, and there's a ton of negative externalities. It's not like these people were experts on real estate policy before, they just don't have perspective on how it differs for the young.

"Not liking change" is disingenuous, even if, broadly speaking, older people don't actually like change