@atouk_zug@Olking07 It traces back to regulation, not the builders. The builders don’t want to stop making money, but they can only build what they’re allowed to.
@BaronVonNostrad@staysaasy I hate to be pessimistic but that’s what I’ve been thinking too. People have the oracle in their pocket and can’t think of a question to ask it. Those people will face the necessity to change themselves, which is hard.
@BernieSanders Taxing billionaires to pay for services is like distributing ocean water for people to drink. They don’t have cash, they have assets, and they would be forced to liquidate the assets which would decrease the value of both their portion of the asset and your mom’s 401k.
@kangminlee It’s because it’s pseudo-illegal.
Someone would sue, locals would complain about change, and some jobless broke kid with nothing to do would light it on fire.
That’s why.
@price_john13 I’m not kidding, it would somehow be illegal.
Someone would sue, someone would complain about the progress, someone jobless fuck would sabotage it.
@NotACannibalRN@elonmusk Because we buy cars and phones and clothes and toys and diapers and apartments with appliances with that paycheck. But if you mean being able to have nice things without working at all, then yeah we have a ways to go. I think we can get there.
@NotACannibalRN@elonmusk When you look year by year, perhaps not, but when you look decade by decade, it certainly has. There’s lots of room to improve from here, we should be able to absolutely eliminate poverty in the long term. It might be a bumpy road.
@PrivPubInvestor@unusual_whales My new job, for example, is in a niche subindustry supporting the new chips. It’s happening, but who knows the actual numbers.