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> I guess they think I should save up a few million dollars to buy a condo or abandon my community and move to the boonies. If you can't afford to live in your

by sp527 3mo ago

> I guess they think I should save up a few million dollars to buy a condo or abandon my community and move to the boonies. If you can't afford to live in your city, what distinguishes you from the people in the boonies? Why should they be relegated to the boonies while you successfully game the system?

archagon 3mo ago
I can afford to live in my city. I’m living in it right now! The nice thing is that I don’t get pushed out by arbitrary economic fluctuations completely out of my control.
- sp527 3mo ago
  Correct me if I'm wrong, but your comment suggested you'd be unable to afford market rent.
  - archagon 3mo ago
    I can afford to live in my city because my landlord isn’t able to tack an extra $2000 to my rent due to the sudden influx of AI bros.
    - sp527 3mo ago
      Pity the boonyman who was afforded no such luxury
      - inigyou 3mo ago
        Are AI bros infesting the boonies now
- ekelsen 3mo ago
  If only we could all get free protection from economic forces we don't control. That kind of insurance is usually pretty expensive. Why should you get it for free?
  - majormajor 3mo ago
    > If only we could all get free protection from economic forces we don't control. > That kind of insurance is usually pretty expensive. Why should you get it for free? Protecting its constituents from the whims of out-of-town money seems like an excellent purpose for a local government. Especially if some of that money wants to move in so badly that it can be very profitably taxed! Why shouldn't local government try to serve its constituents like that?
    - inigyou 3mo ago
      Because I'm rich, and I want to live in SF dagnabbit, and how dare the (checks notes) existing residents of SF vote to block me from taking one of their apartments that I obviously deserve to live in more than they do because I'm rich?
      - sp527 3mo ago
        By that logic, we should let the Ohlone tribes underbid all existing residents. They too are just rich assholes who displaced those that were rightfully there before them.
        archagon 3mo ago
        I mean… you said it, not me.
        inigyou 3mo ago
        Are they there right now? Then they're covered by rent control laws.
  - inigyou 3mo ago
    Why shouldn't everyone get everything for free that can be provided for free? Forcing other people to pay a cost because you paid a cost is just sour grapes.
    - 3mo ago
- hdgvhicv 3mo ago
  If there’s not enough supply to meet demand you have to ration by some means. I’ve seen money, place of birth, sexual favours, lottery, length of tenure as options to ration. What do you think the best way is?

by sp527 3mo ago

archagon 3mo ago

I can afford to live in my city. I’m living in it right now! The nice thing is that I don’t get pushed out by arbitrary economic fluctuations completely out of my control.

sp527 3mo ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but your comment suggested you'd be unable to afford market rent.
- archagon 3mo ago
  I can afford to live in my city because my landlord isn’t able to tack an extra $2000 to my rent due to the sudden influx of AI bros.
  - sp527 3mo ago
    Pity the boonyman who was afforded no such luxury
    - inigyou 3mo ago
      Are AI bros infesting the boonies now
ekelsen 3mo ago
If only we could all get free protection from economic forces we don't control. That kind of insurance is usually pretty expensive. Why should you get it for free?
- majormajor 3mo ago
  > If only we could all get free protection from economic forces we don't control. > That kind of insurance is usually pretty expensive. Why should you get it for free? Protecting its constituents from the whims of out-of-town money seems like an excellent purpose for a local government. Especially if some of that money wants to move in so badly that it can be very profitably taxed! Why shouldn't local government try to serve its constituents like that?
  - inigyou 3mo ago
    Because I'm rich, and I want to live in SF dagnabbit, and how dare the (checks notes) existing residents of SF vote to block me from taking one of their apartments that I obviously deserve to live in more than they do because I'm rich?
    - sp527 3mo ago
      By that logic, we should let the Ohlone tribes underbid all existing residents. They too are just rich assholes who displaced those that were rightfully there before them.
      - archagon 3mo ago
        I mean… you said it, not me.
      - inigyou 3mo ago
        Are they there right now? Then they're covered by rent control laws.
- inigyou 3mo ago
  Why shouldn't everyone get everything for free that can be provided for free? Forcing other people to pay a cost because you paid a cost is just sour grapes.
  - 3mo ago
hdgvhicv 3mo ago
If there’s not enough supply to meet demand you have to ration by some means. I’ve seen money, place of birth, sexual favours, lottery, length of tenure as options to ration. What do you think the best way is?