| ▲ | fragmede 6 days ago |
| I like your version of America. Sadly, California's not that free. Some billionaire can't just buy up some land and just put in apartment/office/factory tower as they please, the local government and residents just aren't going to stand for that. |
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| ▲ | ssl-3 6 days ago | parent [-] |
| That billionaire can probably just buy up some land and put their house there, though, since "affordability" is not part of the equation. (Some adjustments may have to be made, but that's only another also-irrelevant expense.) |
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| ▲ | thaumasiotes 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | | > That billionaire can probably just buy up some land and put their house there, though, since "affordability" is not part of the equation. Not in California; we have an entire bureau, the Coastal Commission, that exists to prevent that very thing. | |
| ▲ | fragmede 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-22/silicon-... is what I'm referring to | | |
| ▲ | ssl-3 5 days ago | parent [-] | | > The people of the United States are broadly free to build a home vs > The tech billionaires backing a proposal to raise a brand-new city --- I think I see where the disconnect here is: We seem to be talking about completely different things. |
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