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Density and happiness, industrial policy for cosmetics, a Strong Towns/YIMBY crossover, and impossible Atari games

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Addison Del Mastro
Feb 13, 2026
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Does density hurt happiness?, Happy Cities, Tristan Cleveland, January 17, 2024

Our clearest result is that density is not associated with lower happiness. People can be happy in single family homes, duplexes, townhomes, or high-density apartment buildings. And they can be unhappy in these places.

What does matter for wellbeing is whether people have acce…

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