Profiling the "Abundance" housing bottleneck with real data
4 hours ago
- #Regulatory Analysis
- #Housing Policy
- #Empirical Verification
- The article discusses 'chosen scarcity' or 'unaddressed technical debt' as a key barrier to societal progress, using housing as a primary example.
- Data shows Austin, which streamlined regulations, permits 8 times more housing per capita than San Francisco, illustrating the impact of reducing 'valves' or bottlenecks.
- Vienna's housing market contrasts with London's; despite similar building rates, Vienna's rents are much lower due to a large public/nonprofit housing sector, not just regulatory efficiency.
- The author emphasizes profiling and validating claims with rough data checks before accepting them, highlighting the importance of empirical verification over compelling narratives.