A critique of trends in tech
For those who are being pushed off their land by the rent-seekers, I offer a ray of light to brighten your day: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9WWzbzevTA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9WWzbzevTA</a><p>The most desirable, and most physically constrained cities, are mostly coastal. Could something like this work in a place like Vancouver, Seattle, or SF? There is always the threat of bureaucracy or regulations getting in the way, but the incredible pressure of the housing crisis might be enough to encourage open-mindedness on the part of the relevant local leaders.<p>For the endangered artist community, I could see this working better than it does for someone who works in a specific building. Certainly not a small undertaking, though.<p>For those who don't like YT links, this is a short professional documentary/interview about a couple who built their home from scratch, on the ocean. Most materials are salvaged, and everything was built by hand. It is beautiful. For a Canadian bureaucrat, the whole thing probably doesn't even compute.