I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into debt [video]

Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by ImPleadThe5th on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:46AM (#37927332)

I also felt the amount of labor saved by concrete and modern building materials was not discussed enough.

The presenter does mention several times "to build your own house" and it seems to be focused on impoverished communities or individuals. This would take a lot of time and labour, but it does not necessarily beget the use of forced/unethical labour.

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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by jjoonathan on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:50AM (#37927360)

I thought the big problem with housing wasn't construction costs so much as the game of monopoly being played with the underlying land.

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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:04AM (#37927468)

Both are substantial and building costs is still often the majority in california.

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Re:I'd rather build my house with my own earth than go into ... by justinclift on Thursday October 19, 2023 @06:01PM (#37949334)

Probably depends on the country in question. Western economies are having runaway pricing issues with land, but some of the non-western economies have different problems instead.

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