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Re:English cottage where John le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor S... by TacticalCoder on Saturday September 09, 2023 @05:49PM (#37450637)
> Its a sad thought that so many of us can never realistically hope to occupy such a space and be able to truly have that kind of setting to breathe and heal oneself

I disagree with that...

For the price of a studio in basically any "big" city (any big american city or any capital city in an european country), you can buy a big house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature.

People want to be surrounded by concrete: they don't want to live surrounded by nature (because "the arts" or "because social life" or whatever other reason). So for those who want to be surrounded by nature, prices can be extremely cheap.

Heck, for the price of a normal house in many cities, you can have a castle in France (as long as its in the middle of nowhere).

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Re:English cottage where John le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor S... by hutzlibu on Saturday September 09, 2023 @05:59PM (#37450715)
"People want to be surrounded by concrete"

People want to be surrounded by people.

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Re:English cottage where John le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor S... by TaylorAlexander on Saturday September 09, 2023 @06:25PM (#37450898)
Yeah they were really missing the obvious implication of their comment there.
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Re:English cottage where John le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor S... by john-radio on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:07PM (#37452557)
Sarcasm?
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Re:English cottage where John le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor S... by TaylorAlexander on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:37AM (#37453683)
To me the comment feels genuine but slightly unclear. I think when they say “people want to live by concrete” they meant “people ultimately will choose to live by concrete” but I see that as less of a direct want and more of the result of a calculation of multiple wants. And I think they failed to address that distinction.
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Re:English cottage where John le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor S... by morsch on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:24AM (#37453627)
You can buy a castle in France, or elsewhere in Europe, but it comes with a renovation bill attached that is more than what you paid in the first place.
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