Jarred J. 🕳️🚰🟥🌇
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Lefty #YIMBY & board member
@AbundantHomesMA. Both enthralled by & disdainful of pop culture. @TransitMatters
ED & 🚋 geek. Rooting for (almost) everybody black
@AbundantHomesMA. Both enthralled by & disdainful of pop culture. @TransitMatters
ED & 🚋 geek. Rooting for (almost) everybody black
Which cities have embraced them in your view?
July 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Which cities have embraced them in your view?
I mean not paying the correct tax rate, not being subject to the medallion system, not running background checks, and etc sure would allow you to innovate and underbid the competition. I'm not a Luddite and ofc competition is good, but fair competition is the key.
July 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I mean not paying the correct tax rate, not being subject to the medallion system, not running background checks, and etc sure would allow you to innovate and underbid the competition. I'm not a Luddite and ofc competition is good, but fair competition is the key.
Land being finite is a silly cop out- we have elevators. Many of these places have high unemployment! Let's get people in the workforce. Plus hotel money and condo/apt money are two different buckets.
Sentiment is fine, solutions are better.
Sentiment is fine, solutions are better.
July 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Land being finite is a silly cop out- we have elevators. Many of these places have high unemployment! Let's get people in the workforce. Plus hotel money and condo/apt money are two different buckets.
Sentiment is fine, solutions are better.
Sentiment is fine, solutions are better.
that's fine. But not building hotels hasn't outsmarted visitors to Barcelona was my point.
I think tourist fees are fine. They seem to be working well in Venice.
I think tourist fees are fine. They seem to be working well in Venice.
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
that's fine. But not building hotels hasn't outsmarted visitors to Barcelona was my point.
I think tourist fees are fine. They seem to be working well in Venice.
I think tourist fees are fine. They seem to be working well in Venice.
Also, it's a decision about whether to accomodate tourists vs. not. Too many people think they can outsmart markets!
July 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Also, it's a decision about whether to accomodate tourists vs. not. Too many people think they can outsmart markets!
Ideally, you have a well functioning transit system and a well regulated & fair taxi system that Uber can be a part of, as well as a robust hotel sector, buttressed by short term rentals comprised of excess housing supply and people making some extra cash on their homes.
July 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ideally, you have a well functioning transit system and a well regulated & fair taxi system that Uber can be a part of, as well as a robust hotel sector, buttressed by short term rentals comprised of excess housing supply and people making some extra cash on their homes.
This is just a sponsorship though, right?
I'm have a nuanced view on both. Both came into existence by flouting the rules (some good, some bad) & in the case of Uber, are in competition with public services. They also use their considerable $ to lobby against prog causes. I favor the city here.
I'm have a nuanced view on both. Both came into existence by flouting the rules (some good, some bad) & in the case of Uber, are in competition with public services. They also use their considerable $ to lobby against prog causes. I favor the city here.
July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is just a sponsorship though, right?
I'm have a nuanced view on both. Both came into existence by flouting the rules (some good, some bad) & in the case of Uber, are in competition with public services. They also use their considerable $ to lobby against prog causes. I favor the city here.
I'm have a nuanced view on both. Both came into existence by flouting the rules (some good, some bad) & in the case of Uber, are in competition with public services. They also use their considerable $ to lobby against prog causes. I favor the city here.
Yeah. I agree.
These days I only do an Airbnb with a group.
These days I only do an Airbnb with a group.
July 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Yeah. I agree.
These days I only do an Airbnb with a group.
These days I only do an Airbnb with a group.
It can make that choice, but that's a lot of jobs. And while there are extreme cases like Venice or niche concerns like your fav ☕️ shop being taken over by 💻, most anti-tourism sentiments are down stream of housing shortages (and hotel shortages).
July 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It can make that choice, but that's a lot of jobs. And while there are extreme cases like Venice or niche concerns like your fav ☕️ shop being taken over by 💻, most anti-tourism sentiments are down stream of housing shortages (and hotel shortages).
Right. The list of people who hate Airbnbs and also don't want hotels in neighborhoods is more of an eclipse than a Venn diagram
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Right. The list of people who hate Airbnbs and also don't want hotels in neighborhoods is more of an eclipse than a Venn diagram
I hate the anti-hotel sentiment. Young peopyin big cities either rent a room or only have a studio or 1 bed. It makes it hard for family to visit.
July 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I hate the anti-hotel sentiment. Young peopyin big cities either rent a room or only have a studio or 1 bed. It makes it hard for family to visit.
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Translating the state of American politics into the terms of the framework: since Trump took over the Republican Party, the game of politics on the right has been in the friend-enemy mode.
Meanwhile Democrats have continued to do politics mostly in the pluralist mode, with some technocratic pockets
Meanwhile Democrats have continued to do politics mostly in the pluralist mode, with some technocratic pockets
![A table with three headings at the top which read: Friend-Enemy Politics, Pluralist Politics, and Technocratic Politics. The first row is titled "social ontology of politics (what is the political world made of?), the second is titled "task of politics (what do we think we're doing in politics?), the third is titled "goal of politics (what does politics generate?):"
The social ontology of politics in friend-enemy politics is a "world made up of friends and enemies. No neutrality or fairness. Identity overriding," in pluralist politics it is a "world made up of innumerable groups who must find ways to live together. Identity is central," in technocratic politics, the "world [is] composed of individuals who experience common problems. No groups, no identity."
The task of politics in the friend-enemy mode is "for the virtuous 'Us' to defeat the evil 'Them,'" in pluralist politics it is "conciliation of different groups and their competing interests," in technocratic politics it is "solving social problems."
The goal of politics in friend-enemy politics is "public tokens of 'our' domination or of enemy's defeat;" in pluralist politics it is "fair compromise;" in technocratic politics it is "effective policy."
A red arrow points to the column titled "friend-enemy politics" with text above it reading "Politics as practiced by the Republican Party in the age of Trump."
A blue arrow points to the column titled "pluralist politics" with text above it reading "Politics as practiced by the Democratic Party."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2c4hmyxdfk4aky3jeoulhog5/bafkreibtasvtpfmmnyqv7wx7sssuivkxhr2o7tsyptnathn66h7ks337xq@jpeg)
July 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Also, it's not what the riders are asking for...
July 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Also, it's not what the riders are asking for...
Yeah. It's not a policy that gets people out of their cars. That where progressive/moderate pro-transit urbanists have a problem with it.
Every dollar spent on fare relief is one NOT spent on service.
Every dollar spent on fare relief is one NOT spent on service.
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yeah. It's not a policy that gets people out of their cars. That where progressive/moderate pro-transit urbanists have a problem with it.
Every dollar spent on fare relief is one NOT spent on service.
Every dollar spent on fare relief is one NOT spent on service.
I don't think it's quite that simple. None of those places have particularly good bus service. The mode share is pretty low. And I think you mean the suburbs. DC Metro ended their free bus experiment last year.
July 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I don't think it's quite that simple. None of those places have particularly good bus service. The mode share is pretty low. And I think you mean the suburbs. DC Metro ended their free bus experiment last year.
Well, and I think in a housing crisis, and to maximize open space we need to give up this idea of a step down. This is spitting distance from downtown in a subway. Why aren’t all of the buildings at the FAA limit so that it can open up more space for culture, resiliency, and recreation?
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Well, and I think in a housing crisis, and to maximize open space we need to give up this idea of a step down. This is spitting distance from downtown in a subway. Why aren’t all of the buildings at the FAA limit so that it can open up more space for culture, resiliency, and recreation?
@fortpointer.bsky.social thought you might find this development interesting. 31% housing by m2, 11 acres of park land, iconic bridges and amphitheater, and a flexible cultural venue.
April 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@fortpointer.bsky.social thought you might find this development interesting. 31% housing by m2, 11 acres of park land, iconic bridges and amphitheater, and a flexible cultural venue.