It sucks that the supply is low, but why is the demand so freaking high? Who is deciding that Bay area living is 4x better than somewhere else?<p>Lots of people are apparently making that decision; I just don't understand the reason why.
Builders know how to build homes, and make a profit. I would feel better about that if our cities knew how to build transportation and schools to match. So far, that isn't happening. Morning rush hour goes well past 10am in many places, and evening slowdowns start at 3pm and go past 7. Feels more and more like LA. Class sizes have also increased in "top schools". Execs now send their kids to private schools, or pay tutors.<p>It's not just a housing "crisis", but also a traffic crisis, and a brewing school crisis. Maybe a broader quality of life crisis.
What a self-absorbed person you are.<p>You bought a house in the Bay Area right out of college, allenc. You have ABSOLUTELY no right to be telling anyone what they do and do not deserve.<p>You have lived a very easy life full of many luxuries, moreso than 99% of human beings will ever experience, and you still have a NIMBY attitude and feel genuinely entitled regarding your home ownership.<p>You are the problem, allenc.<p>EDIT: Is there a way to report HN users? This guy does nothing on this website except post links on his blog. Is it not against HN rules to attempt to extract profits out of the community?<p>What are you contributing to the community, allenc, that you feel entitled to ad revenue from HN users?