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I don't see any downside to a 4 day work week. Workers should expect to get paid 4/5 of what they made before, but it could be well worth it.


> Oh neat, I always wanted to be a litterbug

Exactly. We're worried about plastic pollution in the wilderness unless it's floating in the air, got it.


If you think about it for a few seconds, quantity is the important factor here.


> S.F. needs more housing

Always funny to see this taken at face value. SF doesn’t “need” housing. People want to pay less for housing. Not the same thing at all.


S.F. suffers from insufficient housing, calling it a need is just a handy shortcut.


Do they also suffer from insufficient Lamborghinis?


No, the lack of Lamborghinis isn’t causing problems.


Neither is the lack of luxury housing


Lack of housing doesn’t mean lack of luxury housing.

Actual issues with lack of housing include traffic congestion as people are forced into longer commutes.


I changed my mind too. Turns out it's really dangerous.


Apple refuses that in the same way that you refuse to eat moldy food. You like fresh food right?


It's more like if Apple was the richest person at the party, and they turned out their pockets when someone asked them if they brought any food for the rest of us.

We're not kicking them out of the party, but everyone in-the-know will roll their eyes when they see Apple drinking from the punch bowl.


And like moldy food RCS will kill people.

Encryption is not a joke in the era we live in today.


It’s not short anything. Other states have housing.


Somehow we have grown a whole generation of people that thinks they are entitled to live wherever they want, when that has never been the case in world’s history.

I too want a penthouse in Manhattan, who do I need to mail to demand I am given a penthouse in Manhattan?

California clearly doesn’t have the capacity to serve the current population, let alone an increased population. All services are 3rd world quality, besides a few rich enclaves.


Somehow we have grown a whole generation of people that thinks they are entitled to tell their neighbors what they are allowed to build. I too want everyone around me to have a one story house so I can look over them from my balcony, but guess what, that would impede on their property rights. California absolutely has the capacity to serve the current population, they just need to fix the shit show that is their housing policy.


You like crime?


Wow that’s actually terrible news. Who wants more pollution crowding traffic and crime?


Every housing topic on HN ends with the guy saying “… but Japan!”. Funny thing is that guy never lives in Japan.


The author lived in Japan


Relevant book written by Sir David MacKay (Cambridge/Caltech professor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._C._MacKay

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