Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s problems (2020)

Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by switch007 on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @05:54AM (#32494233)

Even that probably has a root cause. Capitalism, efficiencies gained from concentrating resources in a single location, network effects etc?

In the UK, jobs used to be at local factories and offices. It was rare for people to move for university then move to another city for work.

My Grandad worked at a local electronics factory. My Dad worked at a local auto parts refurbishment factory. My mother in her early 20s worked as a secretary for the emergency services. Moving away for university and then again to another city for work was almost unheard of. You worked and lived close to your family. Of course the 80s came along and everything changed.

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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by PaywallBuster on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @06:09AM (#32494318)

+ specialization

most of those jobs in the 80s require only basic education

but when you have thousands of graduates coming out of universities, they'll be looking at very specific job positions, not any office job near home

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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by mantas on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @07:00AM (#32494618)

+ job hopping. Moving to factory town is fine if you can see yourself working here for decades. But nowadays when people are expected to switch jobs frequently... Both sides could win a lot by agreeing to loyalty.

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