Point <> Counterpoint

Lukewarm Take: More urbanists should focus on “how to sprawl better” rather than just sitting out of the process.

Lukewarmer take: You are not allowed to both be anti-sprawl AND anti new city. If you are anti-sprawl you should be clamoring for new cities.

Soapbox moment: never ask “what could go wrong” without remembering the other parts of the risk triplet “How likely is it?” “What are the consequences?” And bonus, what could go right?

what if there is global thermonuclear war? what if 37 mutant superterrorists invade your room? what if there's an earthquake? what if you're dozing off right beside your child and they have sudden cardiac arrest? what if we just imagine an infinite list of incredibly low

The answer to “why don’t people have more friends?” isn’t AI. It’s housing. Let people afford to live near the people they care about and love. Build more homes.

At livenearfriends we see a specific opportunity to build 2-4 unit courtyards designed for friends/fam rather than strangers.

Chinese cities occasionally sell land to developers before buying out all the existing residents. But sometimes existing residents refuse to be bought out, so developers are forced to build around them. These are "nail houses"🧵

Has never been a better time in American history to be an older person. Amazing reverse value capture that continually increases.

With help from Chris Smeder, Jon Hillis (🏕️,🏘️,🌆), Phil Levin, Devon ☀️, Damon Hemmerdinger, Coby, Jan Sramek 🇺🇲 🌁 ⛰️, Austin Tunnell and Dave Gordon, I made this wishlist of changes that could make it easier to build more beautiful & walkable places. Somewhat ranked in order of

This wonderful project has sparked excitement as an example of affordable housing in an expensive European city. However, an exploration of the project and its costs reveals that it isn't cheap. Let's take a tour.

“If you dream of living in a small town surrounded by creative, high-agency people, we’re building this for you,” Devon ☀️ told us. The former software engineer is building Esmeralda, a Tuscan-style town 90 mins from SF that will look and feel unlike most places built in the

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I'm doing a 4-day solo reading retreat. Name an essay you would COMPEL me to read. (more interested in learning about stuff than reading hot takes)

"Morning People" are the worst.