However, the alternative is very grim. It is essentially conceding that the average human is not capable of directing their actions, and they should be controlled by a higher power.
Im for regulatory options that put more power in the hands of users so that they can solve their problems. I haven't decided what this means for age verification and algorithms, but there are some interesting options in this thread.
I'm only half joking: The issue isn't the supply of new housing, it is the cost of building new housing. If we fix the cost issue, the new houses will follow.
I fail to see the distinction. The cost barriers (most of which are legal/zoning related) reduce quantity supplied.
I don't believe it costs 2 million in materials or labor to make a condo in California.
Cities actually building or mandating new 2 million condos for the poor would be an example of trying to fix supply without fixing the cost issue (which happens).
In general, reduction of regulation is needed to decrease cost.
I have family that just built a home in a county without zoning or building codes, and I can assure you it was quite cheap.
You want your elders build you a home for you. No deal. Best I can do is help you along by pulling you away from your cell and saving your attention span a little.
Many people (myself included) think this is the true nature and shape of the world. There are lots of layers, institutions, and policy built on top, but what matters is ultimately who holds the hammer and what do they want.
This isn't as cynical as it might sound. Most people ultimately hold some real-world power, and have organized into systems that help them get what they want. Anger a human enough and they will withhold work, anger them more and they will resort to violence. This is the basis of all society.
I'll happily pay many multiples of what homes used to cost - just make it legal to build homes.
Let us do the things we want without having to cut through a thicket of laws intended to help and protect us. We don't want them.
Please, we've had more than enough of y'all's help.
