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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by SoftTalker on Thursday May 18, 2023 @07:53PM (#35995993)
> companies are not immune to "fake it until you make it" and many pour billions into status-buildings that are perhaps not technically necessary.

Cities too. My city government offices are located on some of the best real-estate in the city and in elegantly refurbished turn of the century buildings.

Government offices should be pre-fab cheap as possible in brownfields or on other low-value land. High value land should be used for at minimum something that will generate property tax revenue.

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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by greedo on Thursday May 18, 2023 @09:07PM (#35996515)
Definitely. If someone foolishly chooses to work for the government, where dealing with the proletariat is unavoidable, they should work in the crappiest of environments. I don't think we should even provide chairs, they should be standing so they work harder. Save the Fog Creek style offices for the übermensch who drive productivity and advancement towards the future.

You should realize that the real estate around the government offices in your city are high value because they were located near the government offices?

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