Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad?
by AnthonyMouse on Saturday August 08, 2026 @06:25PM
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Except that it isn't a paperclip maximizer because it has a well-defined stopping point. They stop doing it when it stops being profitable. Which is to say, when there is no longer a supply shortfall and the sale price falls below the construction cost.
We would be better off if zoning density restrictions were entirely unconstitutional. Some state should try that.
> Unless somebody stops them, they're going to keep building more housing units as long as anybody is willing to pay $200,000 for them.
sounds like you're describing a paperclip maximizer and drives home the importance of zoning (or rather land allocation and geographical coordination) as a general concept.