On: World Population Estimated at 8 Billion

[epicureanideal]

> Housing is a zero-sum Red Queen race

Only because we don’t build more. Remember, even the desirable areas like Atherton or San Francisco had near zero populations a few hundred years ago. New places can be built if we allow it.

[tuatoru → epicureanideal]

Would the new places be handy to good schools (primary, secondary, teertiary)? And good enrichment activities for the kids?

The housing problem is not just houses. Although that'd be a great place to start.

[epicureanideal → tuatoru]

There were no great schools in Atherton or SF 300 years ago.