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tech industry (20) San Francisco (11) urban development (10) housing policy (9) NIMBYism (4) rent prices (4) YIMBYism (2) agglomeration effects (2)

Steelmanning The NIMBYs

Scott Alexander presents counterarguments to YIMBY housing policies, questioning their effectiveness and considering NIMBY perspectives.

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Oct 1, 2018 5,269 words 0 likes 568 comments Listen · 35 min Read Read
highlights from the comments (68) basic income (12) economic policy (9) reader feedback (9) inflation (8) disability (6) welfare policy (5) rent prices (4) unemployment (3) basic jobs (2)

Highlights From The Comments On Basic Jobs

Scott Alexander summarizes and responds to reader comments on his previous post comparing basic income to basic job guarantee programs.

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May 28, 2018 8,415 words 0 likes 558 comments Listen · 55 min Read Read
effective altruism (105) rationalist community (47) community building (23) Bay Area (19) transhumanism (13) rent prices (4)

Classified Thread 2: Best In Classified

Scott Alexander posts a classified thread and advertises rationalist community housing in Berkeley, describing four available houses and inviting applications.

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Jul 20, 2017 447 words 0 likes 362 comments Read Read
social media (43) data interpretation (12) minimum wage (11) labor economics (6) rent prices (4) housing affordability (4)

Lies, Damned Lies, And Facebook (Part 1 of ∞)

Scott Alexander debunks a viral image about minimum wage and apartment affordability, showing how its methodology is flawed and recalculating more realistic figures.

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Apr 4, 2013 1,311 words 0 likes 15 comments Read Read
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