@mattyglesias@JerusalemDemsas the piece could easily have been positioned "here's what else needs to happen to make transit better" and made the same core argument
but that would attract less tweets i guess
@mattyglesias@JerusalemDemsas imo, the fight for fareless (and rent control) is about asserting the priorities of a marginalized groups.
i get that at the center of this article is a criticism of govt, but riders, tenants, and their advocates get caught in the crossfire
@emmettsfitz loved your mini-story! i started watching cycling during the pandemic too. the place to learn to watch cycling like an expert is the fantastic @LanterneRougeCP
@matthewchaim should not be happening until there is a way to make sure a dao can manage real estate responsibly. the “meat” are people. real estate’s use as a value store has made a housing crisis.
@0xKakumei Thinking about this in a more systemic way
Eg most DAOs pay out at the end of the month based on contributions— if you’re a single parent with a full-time job, that’s risky
If we don’t think about these things, contributors will end up being ppl who can afford to take that risk
The reason rental registries have been fiercely opposed, or subject to obfuscating rounding and guarded from PRAs has nothing to do with privacy. It’s fact the data will immediately falsify all LL claims about their small margins, and unleash a wave of support for rent regulation
@dfinzer “we want OpenSea to be a level playing field for buyers, sellers, creators, collectors, developers, and those who are new to the space”
seems the centralized curatorial role @opensea plays (by featuring collections) is an issue. what would decentralized curation look like?