"We need policymakers to come together, agree to reduce deficits ... and put our national debt on a downward sustainable path as a share of the economy."
Jesus up-jumpin’ Christ in a bucket. These idiots are unbelievable.
Not to undermine your point either, but there are autistic people who don’t want or can’t have neighbors. There are very real and valid reasons for single family homes to exist. They don’t even need yards - just have a foot or two buffer between walls, as long as they arent touching.
There are multiple ways to build high density that don’t require dealing with neighbours, or sharing walls, in those rare situations. Or life outside the city centre might be smarter.
You don’t have to be autistic to want to avoid neighbour-noise, and not all autistic folk are hermits. I know a cohouse with 50 residents, a notable number of which are autistic (lots of tech professionals), and they codesigned the building and systems for both privacy and conviviality.
I personally have a ton of yard space, but our rural neighborhood is full of neighbour issues, from noise to roaming livestock or pollution.
Not to undermine your point either, but there are autistic people who don’t want or can’t have neighbors. There are very real and valid reasons for single family homes to exist. They don’t even need yards - just have a foot or two buffer between walls, as long as they arent touching.
This is true, and also a small subset of humans.
There are multiple ways to build high density that don’t require dealing with neighbours, or sharing walls, in those rare situations. Or life outside the city centre might be smarter.
You don’t have to be autistic to want to avoid neighbour-noise, and not all autistic folk are hermits. I know a cohouse with 50 residents, a notable number of which are autistic (lots of tech professionals), and they codesigned the building and systems for both privacy and conviviality.
I personally have a ton of yard space, but our rural neighborhood is full of neighbour issues, from noise to roaming livestock or pollution.