New and Old #232

College town housing, Japanese electronics, thoughts on being tethered to a thing, and American opinion-makers

College Towns, Strong Towns, YIMBY, NIMBY, College Towns, Ryan M Allen, August 6, 2025

This is broadly about the question of how much financialization and monopolistic behavior is a problem in housing, or a contributor to the housing shortage. This bit here captures the way I think about it; specifically, the goal of the pro-housing movement should be to reduce barr…