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Re:The Impact of Zoning on Housing Affordability (2002) by techenthusiast on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @08:32PM (#16479930)
Because there are numerous network effects* for specialized concentration of labor.

*Network effects are unfortunately only understood as a handwavey buzzphrase in tech, but they have been researched and defined in extreme detail by economists. Think non-ergodic math.

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Re:The Impact of Zoning on Housing Affordability (2002) by nerfhammer on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @08:58PM (#16480044)
network effects from specialized labor = civilization

perhaps for a reason, civilization has something to do with cities

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