Aiden

And I mean, examples for that is like, you know, there are cities like Vienna, for example, that have huge, like a huge percentage of the housing in the city is publicly owned, like operated by the government. And that's a part of what keeps like housing affordable and rents, rents controlled. And then private housing in the city is forced to compete against that.

And I mean, examples for that is like, you know, there are cities like Vienna, for example, that have huge, like a huge percentage of the housing in the city is publicly owned, like operated by the government. And that's a part of what keeps like housing affordable and rents, rents controlled. And then private housing in the city is forced to compete against that.

And I mean, examples for that is like, you know, there are cities like Vienna, for example, that have huge, like a huge percentage of the housing in the city is publicly owned, like operated by the government. And that's a part of what keeps like housing affordable and rents, rents controlled. And then private housing in the city is forced to compete against that.

So it helps like regulate the market. Right. But, It doesn't matter. It's like you can't even get to that part of the argument with the initial blockers of building there in the first place.

So it helps like regulate the market. Right. But, It doesn't matter. It's like you can't even get to that part of the argument with the initial blockers of building there in the first place.

So it helps like regulate the market. Right. But, It doesn't matter. It's like you can't even get to that part of the argument with the initial blockers of building there in the first place.

Could I give the next argument that sort of plays into that as well? Yeah, I think you're right about that. The other thing that I think people bring up a lot, and I think well-meaning people, is they're like, well, why does the housing project or why does the building that's going to happen, why does it have to be these luxury-style condos and expensive places to live?

Could I give the next argument that sort of plays into that as well? Yeah, I think you're right about that. The other thing that I think people bring up a lot, and I think well-meaning people, is they're like, well, why does the housing project or why does the building that's going to happen, why does it have to be these luxury-style condos and expensive places to live?

Could I give the next argument that sort of plays into that as well? Yeah, I think you're right about that. The other thing that I think people bring up a lot, and I think well-meaning people, is they're like, well, why does the housing project or why does the building that's going to happen, why does it have to be these luxury-style condos and expensive places to live?

Why can't they be more affordable? And I think there's two strong arguments against that. which is one, the building needs to happen no matter what. If you allow enough projects, if you okay enough projects, regardless of their scale or who they're meant to be offered or afforded by, if you build enough, that does regulate the market over time.

Why can't they be more affordable? And I think there's two strong arguments against that. which is one, the building needs to happen no matter what. If you allow enough projects, if you okay enough projects, regardless of their scale or who they're meant to be offered or afforded by, if you build enough, that does regulate the market over time.

Why can't they be more affordable? And I think there's two strong arguments against that. which is one, the building needs to happen no matter what. If you allow enough projects, if you okay enough projects, regardless of their scale or who they're meant to be offered or afforded by, if you build enough, that does regulate the market over time.

You want people to just build in the first place and get regulations out of the way of building in the first place for that to exist. But two, a lot of the reason why luxury housing is the only type of thing that can go up is the current regulations force upon like units, like each unit needs to have a certain amount of like parking spaces allotted with it or needs to be built in a certain way.

You want people to just build in the first place and get regulations out of the way of building in the first place for that to exist. But two, a lot of the reason why luxury housing is the only type of thing that can go up is the current regulations force upon like units, like each unit needs to have a certain amount of like parking spaces allotted with it or needs to be built in a certain way.

You want people to just build in the first place and get regulations out of the way of building in the first place for that to exist. But two, a lot of the reason why luxury housing is the only type of thing that can go up is the current regulations force upon like units, like each unit needs to have a certain amount of like parking spaces allotted with it or needs to be built in a certain way.

Things that expand the cost of the development. So they're forced to price at luxury prices or high end prices. So the only buildings that are getting okayed are those luxury condos because that's the only thing that's economically viable to pursue. And that comes with stuff like the parking spaces as an example, the parking requirements.

Things that expand the cost of the development. So they're forced to price at luxury prices or high end prices. So the only buildings that are getting okayed are those luxury condos because that's the only thing that's economically viable to pursue. And that comes with stuff like the parking spaces as an example, the parking requirements.

Things that expand the cost of the development. So they're forced to price at luxury prices or high end prices. So the only buildings that are getting okayed are those luxury condos because that's the only thing that's economically viable to pursue. And that comes with stuff like the parking spaces as an example, the parking requirements.

Yeah, I lived in Berkeley and I commuted every day. Right.

Yeah, I lived in Berkeley and I commuted every day. Right.