CrispyKerosene

Kings? I always wanted to explore those extensive grounds when ever drove along Pennant Hills Road. Unfortunately i was a poor.

Brawndo! it's what plants crave.

Where do you draw the line though when catering to the uniformed? There is a reason we hire SME's.

Even odder when it comes to behavior, in my experience people in my current city routinely fail at navigating a zipper merge without significantly reducing their speed, even coming to a full stop.

But when it comes to freeway on ramps, even in busy interchanges, there s usually no issues, which is odd because they are more or less the same maneuver.

There must be some psychological factors at play.

I understand that my argument will lead to the inevitable 'well if everyone one followed all the rules all the time' type response, but there if people are leaving the appropriate following distance with perhaps a bit extra at the as they approach the zipper merge, than there is no reason the merge cannot take place at near highway speeds, certainly with no need to stop.

Its no different than how a freeway entry works.

The hard truth is that all of these potential solutions are just band-aids. Until housing is no longer treated as a viable investment vehicle, we are fucked.

Desirable neighborhoods in Canada and US typically resemble pre-automobile orientated design type neighborhoods. These are on short supply.

So while there might be enough physical houses around the country/province/city, what makes a place desirable to live extends far beyond the walls of your home.

I think you might be missing the point of the poster. While building more might in the reduce housing stress in the next few decades, rapid building for the sake of feeding the investor market is pouring gas on the fire.

This is where discussing the housing problem becomes challenging. Half of us want to burn the whole system down and take housing back to the basic human need it is, while the other half want to work with the system we have.

Its tough

Not everyone views essential basic human needs as an investment vehicle.

It sucks, but it doesn't have to be that way. Even small towns can be sufficiently served by viable public transit options.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztpcWUqVpIg

Most likely not, but I was replying to your comment pertaining to Australia.

It varies state by state in Australia, but if we take the largest state, NSW, they operate the Torrens Assurance Fund - Which until recent privatization of the land titles office, was integrated directedly into it. With a fee from each plan and dealing going towards the fund.

"The Torrens Assurance Fund (Fund) is a statutory compensation scheme designed to compensate people who, through no fault of their own, suffer loss or damage as a result of the operation of the Real Property Act 1900 (RPA)."

Torens Title is a beautiful system. I can't believe how chaotic land title is is other parts of the world. While NSW does still have some old system land, or chain of deeds style land, it represents less than 1% of the land in the state, and that numbers shrinking every year as its titled out.

You don't know what you don't know. I'd assume any significant timeline involves broadening our understanding of thermodynamics and material science. I don't think its far fetched to presume that another species is further along on the Kardashev scale.

I spent a decade or so in geospatial, moved country and struggled to find work (moved just as covid hit).

I picked up a job doing construction, specifically windows and doors. I've always been pretty handy and know my way around the tools, but had never worked this kind of job.

Its satisfying work no doubt. I lost a ton of weight and was in the best shape i had been in years with no effort outside of work. I learned a bunch of new skills and my confidence to complete most home repairs has increased exponentially.

Downsides are the wear and tear it puts on your body. After 12 months i had more small scars than i could count, i broke my foot on my last day there. You come home filthy everyday.

For the first few weeks i was wrecked after everyday, got home and basically passed out on the lounge.

My biggest pet peeve was probably a factor of the specific company i worked at, but i found the lack of basic organization and communication infuriating. Suggestions to implement simple procedures that would reduce the number of misquotes, scheduling and general chaos are ignored because it would require change.

I'd do it again, but for a more organized and professional company.