These articles, always framed in beautiful and colorful language, are a "Yes, but." Never a conclusion that pulls us out of the fog, nor a strategy for addressing what is a social reality. Just a pretty picture of what we all already know.
We know, or at least we should know, that a large portion of it is housing costs, and a large portion of the solution is to stop making it illegal to build housing.
> Another way to square ‘vibes’ with Scott’s optimism is that life looks great if you’ve already “made it”: your pricey HCOL home is surging, and your high-paying white-collar job is funding your large nest egg. Your monthly student loan payments are tiny relative to your large monthly income. But getting to that point requires clearing many hurdles and most will never get there.
We know what the problems are, we are simply unwilling to put meaningful effort and resources into rectifying them.
This is exactly why we can't have nice things in this brand new world... there's always a guardian of ethics, of what's right and what's supposed to be done so as not to upset absolutely anyone...
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