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Re:Let People Move to Jobs by anonymoushn on Sunday January 19, 2020 @03:04AM (#22090100)
If we invent some sort of technology that lets us increase the housing supply we may be able to avoid this issue.
Re:Let People Move to Jobs by wongarsu on Sunday January 19, 2020 @07:35AM (#22091097)
From a technological standpoint housing supply is a solved problem. Three story multi-tenant buildings with underground parking and public transportation work great, if that's not enough just build higher.

Solving the political problem is much harder.

Re:Let People Move to Jobs by dredmorbius on Sunday January 19, 2020 @04:10AM (#22090325)
Carpentry?
Re:Let People Move to Jobs by sgt101 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @04:34AM (#22090414)
Socialism.
Re:Let People Move to Jobs by dredmorbius on Sunday January 19, 2020 @11:37AM (#22092275)
That would be an economic or market structure, and may be a possible solution. I'm looking at LVT and land use regulation myself.

My initial quip was to point out that (as I suspect @anonymoushn was alluding) the problem isn't technological. Rather it's one of incentives, politics, and market structure.

Re:Let People Move to Jobs by sgt101 on Monday January 20, 2020 @03:24PM (#22101835)
Yes - agree. I am being provocative as well (HN doesn't like, but sometimes it's useful).

This is a problem of policy and social engineering - technology can and will help, but it won't solve it.

Re:Let People Move to Jobs by wutbrodo on Sunday January 19, 2020 @06:55AM (#22090912)
Lol, imagine thinking that the undersupply of housing in US metro is due to the market having too much say.
Re:Let People Move to Jobs by claudeganon on Sunday January 19, 2020 @08:38AM (#22091359)
Lol, imagine thinking housing serving as a speculative asset for global Capital doesn’t constrain and distort supply away from what is needed vs what provides the greatest returns for this class of investors.
Re:Let People Move to Jobs by dredmorbius on Sunday January 19, 2020 @04:39PM (#22094299)
There are better ways of expressing this valid notion.