[mamonster]

>You cannot live in Musk's banking account. You have to have the actual physical structure, and current laws in hotspots like San Francisco and New York do their utmost to prevent new development.

>Places like Austin, which are less restrictive, don't have this problem.

Not really fair to compare 2 cities on the waterfront with no obvious space to build over to a city in the middle of Texas. San Francisco is even worse than New York(IMO) because of the hills.

[reducesuffering]

We've had the technology to build skyscrapers for over 100 years. They're illegal in 90% of the city

[supertrope]

We don't even need skyscrapers to relieve the housing shortage. Legalizing duplexes, townhome, quadplexes, condos, or three story buildings that contain six units would add a lot of supply.

[mamonster]

>We've had the technology to build skyscrapers for over 100 years. They're illegal in 90% of the city

Not a great idea for coastline cities. Will cause soil to sink and the more you build the faster it goes.

[Arodex]

Few people want to live in sterile skyscrapers.

[inglor_cz]

What about subjecting this theory to a practical experiment?

In many places of the world, the skyscrapers are full, and the people who move there leave behind another apartment for those who don't want to live in a skyscraper.